If anyone knows my work you’ll know I have a growing unhealthy preoccupation with lighting, for the last 25 years I have been painting on silk but now I have found my true passion designing, silk painting and making lighting pieces.
Currently my studio (otherwise known as fancy wooden shed!) in County Donegal , Ireland is full to bursting with ceiling shades, table shades, table lights, floor lights, tiered lights, cluster lights in both my hand painted silk and prints ready for my stockists and customers to collect.
My print version of my designs are digitally printed on bamboo in Donegal. I chose bamboo, although it is a very expensive option because it holds the colours of my paintings and is also a very sustainable fabric, it reminds me of silk without those little silk worms having too work so hard and is a 100% natural fabric.
I’ve been thinking about developing a range for children and these printed night lights are the first part of this new product range. My night lights are made from my paintings printed on bamboo fabric. The lights are 25cm in diameter and approx. and 28cm high. They have a diffuser on the top to prevent bulb glare. They come on a tri pod metal base .The night lights are suitable for young and old.
My ”balloon design” is taken from a silk painting with memories of a holiday to France we had a couple of years ago, when the beautiful blue sky was filled with hundreds of colourful hot air balloon flying above us. I was a s excited as the children and it was such a magical sight.
“The Owl design” was inspired by a relative who visited Donegal last summer, it was a joy to get to know her and be tour guide around our lovely County when I realised we share so many things in common, one of them our love of owls. On the other side of the shade is a magnificent hare standing to attention.
“Daisy design” is feminine but not in the traditional pink way. The design is orange and yellow daisies on a teal background.
“Train” a very cheerful design of a train and carriages travelling around the light. Colourful carriages on a night time background.
These night lights come in a lovely wooden presentation box making them great for New Baby, Christening, and birthday gifts.
