The 'River Series' is a set of 6 framed ceramic collages of Bridges over the river Liffey in Dublin fusing poetry with stylised decorative elements found on the bridges design.
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The Sunflower series of works created for the Hepatology Unit in Beaumont Hospital involved working closely with a patient user group and made use of references from their creative writing to create a eight ceramic pictures to brighten the waiting area.
Located in the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, this series of 4 artworks along the hospital street, with its views out to the linear garden, is based on natural themes with wildflowers, migratory birds and insects creating intriguing circular patterns.
'Comfort Quilt' in the Marie Curie Cancer Care Hospice in Belfast is a ceramic artwork celebrating the life of Marie Curie and the work that the charity carries out. The Log Cabin Quilt, which this design is based on, is associated with the home, with light and dark strips of cloth around a central square which represents the heart of the home. Each panel has a different aspect of the charity's work and history giving a colourful and informative artwork for the foyer area.
A ceramic artwork in the A & E department of Coleraine Hospital with illustrations of poems within a dynamic spiral/wave shape representing the sea intersected by a series of ceramic fish like shapes. Close-up , each spiral contains an illustration of a poem with references either to humorous accidents or the sea.
The butterfly has long symbolized transformation, freedom, and rebirth. In many cultures, it is also seen as a sign of good fortune and joy. The 60 butterflies displayed on the courtyard wall of the Acute Psychiatric Ward at Limerick Hospital represent the delicate nature of the human psyche and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual.
Breathing Spaces’ is a series of designs throughout the CAMHS unit on doors, wallpaper, glass panels and in the two exterior courtyards. Different materials are used to create a set of integrated designs based on trees and birds to connect the interior with nature and to create a calming and distracting set of artworks in the Child and Adult Mental Health Services at Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin.
‘The Three Sisters’ is a group of connected artworks for the new Ormonde Wing of St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny. Made in ceramics, printed Perspex and Vescom wallcovering, and commissioned by the HSE through the Percent for Art Scheme, it was installed in various locations on all four floors of the 77-bed wing.
'Riding the Wind', an uplifting artwork in ceramic, glass and vinyl print, is located in the NI Hospice in Belfast and creates a positive vibe of going with the flow.
Two glass artworks of flocks of birds to make the windowless space in the mortuary rooms in Drogheda Hospital a more pleasant place for the staff and families.