Artists

Here is just a snippet of some of the incredibly talented artists we have in Ceangailte... More to come!

                                                                       Iseult Aiken

Iseult Aiken works in 2d with media ranging from the drawn line to print to collage. Iseult is a graduate of NCAD with a BA in Visual Communications (1985-1990) and a Diploma for Teachers in Art and Design (1994-1995). Iseult teaches Art and Art History in Ashbourne Community School, Co. Meath. Iseult relishes the opportunity to create artwork, to work with materials that she has not used before and to simply be creative.

Fig. 6. Untitled, Iseult Aiken, monoprint and paint, dimensions not available.

Fig. 7. Untitled, Iseult Aiken, indian ink and pen, dimensions not available.

Áine Dunne

Áine Dunne is an artist who works in woven textiles. See http://www.ainedunneweaver.com/ for details of Áine’s woven textile pieces, tapestry commissions, teaching projects and her series of hand woven bookmarks that are being sold through retail outlets. Her experimentation with the medium of woven textiles includes working with local Alpaca yarn from Mullagh Lane in Dromiskin and also North American Bead looming. Each project gives Áine’s personal creativity a different focus and presents her with the challenge to create woven textile pieces according to a rich variety of specifications.

Fig.8. Dancing on Fire, handwoven tapestry, Áine Dunne, 40” x 25”

Fig.9. Will, Áine Dunne, handwoven tapestry, 72” x 29”

Bryde Glynn

Bryde Glynn is a textile artist who manipulates fabric by adapting traditional patchwork techniques to the unique design of quilts, wall hangings and clothing pieces. Bryde’s work can be found in public and private collections both in Ireland and abroad. More recently, Bryde has been exploring how the qualities of different kinds of paper can be articulated to express infinite variety in the natural world.

Fig. 10. Top Kopi Quilt, Bryde Glynn, patchworked and quilted fabrics, dimensions not available

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell is an artist currently involved in experimenting with mixed media, which is the result of previous artistic activity engaging with textiles and painting. Mary founded the Drogheda Quilters in 1982 and subsequently had her own craft shop in Slane. In 2003, Mary co-founded the Indigo Art Group and in 2012 together with Iseult Aiken she was instrumental in initiating the multi media group Ceangailte.

Fig.11. Untitled, Mary McDonnell, pastel on paper, dimensions not available.

Fig.12. Honesty Box, Mary McDonnell, mixed media assemblage, dimensions not available

Caroline Moore

Caroline Moore is a studying artist and has a passion for texture found on decaying, exposed and aged surfaces caused by the elemental forces of nature and environmental degradation. She combines metal and found objects in many of her works which are often rust dyed and dischared with machine and hand stitch.

Fig. 1 Capricious Series, textile wall piece, Caroline Moore, dimensions not available

Fig. 2 Capricious Series detail, textile wall piece, Caroline Moore, dimensions not available

Marèe Maher

Fig. 3 Untitled, felt detail, Marèe Maher, dimensions not available.

Fig. 4 Untitled, Cenagailte sketch book for Collabortative Piece, dimensions not available.

Fig. 5 Untitled, Cenagailte Collabortative Piece in progress, dimensions not available.