Vent

Determination - Anger - Danger - Adventure - Journeying - Risk

A man climbs a mountain. He turns to face the changing sky behind him, a strange glow where his left hand passes. The ground beneath him is dark and rough. His hair is kelp seaweed, displaying his determination to continue the struggle to keep going.

“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. 

Watercolour on paper, Private Collection.

Exhibited at Clare County Museum (2023) and Culturlann Sweeney Gallery (2025).