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The aim of the art commission is to provide a calm, colourful wall of interest at the first point of entry into the unit with a 50 piece ceramic artwork. Further designs for walls and glass are located in the consultation area further through the unit, providing privacy to a glass room and interest to a waiting area.
The school was aiming to commission a set of artworks that were reflective of the spirit, diversity, and energy of the school. The proposed process involved the artist making new work as a central aspect of the commission and involved input from the pupils and the wider school community. The children were asked to design their idea of an art piece for the school. The dominant themes which arose were sport, music, books, the world, children, and the willow tree.
‘The Three Sisters’ is a group of connected artworks for the new Ormond 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.
'Cross that Bridge'- Images for the different elements of this design project involved creating work that related to the coastal elements Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. Sea, sand, birds, bridges, countryside and town all feature in bright decorative designs to create interest for the children's theatre areas.
Several areas in the first floor of the Holywood Arches Health Centre have humorous illustrated and printed ceramics depicting the history of the area all tied together to form a game of 'I Spy'.
The ceramic wall piece in the foyer of the Macmillan Palliative Care Unit at Antrim Hospital consists of a relief of textured and coloured tiles showing a glimpse through a woodland clearing.
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.
