Articles by Lynda Cookson
The Artist – Ester Kiely
Aunt Gobnait’s ‘Parcels from America’ Ester Kiely has so much to give, so many stories to tell, and such a deep knowledge and love of her art that I’d have to write a book to give you the full value of the afternoon we spent chatting. Sitting in her sunny conservatory, she talked about how [...]
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Suzie Sullivan…Fantasies, Fairies and Beads
In the townlands of Derryaun, which means ‘Little Oakwood’, nestling in the soft hills in view of Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo, you’ll find Suzie Sullivan beavering away at making glass beads, fairies and felted landscapes, all largely inspired by her surroundings. Born in Lytham St. Anne’s in Lancashire in 1953, Suzie and her husband [...]
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Artist of the month…Isabelle Gaborit
A deceptively utilarian-looking old Mill building in Corrandulla is home to French-born artist Isabelle Gaborit. She lives with her husband and three-year-old daughter, Anú, in one of the four-storey apartments in the Mill – and is young enough for her knees not to feel the effects of all those stairs! Mine aren’t. Isabelle tucked her [...]
Debbie Chapman- The artist who grabbed David’s face … and kept it
As I interview Dublin artist Debbie Chapman, she casually tidies up around her bright and organized studio while chatting about her life and art. “I was born in Duncannon in Co Wexford. My father was a fisherman and my mother a well known Wexford landscape and seascape painter, Ruby Chapman. We started painting at the [...]
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