Conviction

Motivation - Determination - Underwater - Kelp Seaweed - Purpose - Alignment - Support

‘Conviction’ features a determined woman moving through the ocean waters. Kelp seaweed is part of her figure, flowing from her as she glides towards her destination, unknown to us.

“Sea People” is a series of paintings inspired by the tale of the lost village of Cill StúifÍn, imagining its vanished inhabitants. Seaweed plays a prominent role in my work, both for its environmental significance and its similarity to the way human hair moves underwater. In “Sea People” seaweed acts as a vessel for emotion, conveying what is internal and not always visible on the surface. 

Image featured in the Irish Examiner Newspaper Profile section, 2023.

Exhibited in Dulaman na Farraige (2023), Clare County Museum.

Watercolour on Paper, Private Collection.