Violet graduated from N.C.A.D in 1988 with a degree in Art and Design and later returned to study Embroidery and Printed Textiles. A member of Visual Artist Ireland, Louth CraftMark and Cork Textile Network,Society of Embroidered Textiles and Surface Design, Violet divides her time between teaching art and working from her own studio in Drogheda, Co Louth.
Artist's Statement
Cloth is at the heart of my work and hand stitch is my preferred method of mark making. I work deliberately stitch by stitch and like the slow meditative and repetitive nature of hand sewing. Taking my themes from nature and the environment, I print with dyes using screen print and relief print, a technique that allows the image to become part of the fabric rather than sitting on the surface.I dye my own linen using natural dyes and create work which I hope is environmentally friendly. I'm concerned with texture, pattern, layering print and stitch to achieve what I hope are tactile pieces, inviting to the touch.
Recent Exhibitions
2019
Currently involved in Borrowed Ground a
residency and exhibition in Droichead Arts
Centre, Drogheda
2019
Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Bishopstown library, Cork
2018
Alexandra Palace , London
RDS,Dublin
Harrogate, UK
College of Music , Cork
2017
Solo show, Kilkenny Arts Week
Solo show, Mid county Cafe and Gallery
Sculpture in Context, Botanical Gardens , Dublin
Newgrange, Co Meath
Listoke House and Gallery, Louth
Knitting and Stitching Fair, Simmonscourt, Dublin
College of Music, Cork
Group Project, Australia
2016
Fionnglas Gallery, Clifden Arts Festival, Galway
Listoke House and Gallery, Louth
Wandsworth Gallery, Cork
Knitting and Stitching Fair, Simminscourt, Dublin
College Of Music, Cork
