Gail Kelly

Pink Route

I print my linocuts and woodcuts on Irish linen and create hand-stitched collages inspired by the countryside where I live along with landscapes and gardens I see on my travels in Britain and Ireland.

Images of Studio

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About My Practice

My workshop is here at home on an old farm with a large wild garden.
I've always liked printmaking and have been making linocuts since I was in primary school!
My mum taught me embroidery and sewing when I was a child and I still use these skills today.
I make linen prints of trees, gardens and wildlife printed in black ink on unbleached linen.
I also make colourful linen collages which I sew by hand.
My hand-printed limited edition lithographs depict standing stones and fairy thorn trees, distant islands and traditional farm cottages.
I have a degree in Printmaking from the Ulster College of Art and Design in Belfast and a MFA from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Tools & Materials

I use traditional lino cutting tools along with woodwork tools which I inherited from my father, grandfather and a great aunt. The vintage Irish linen I use for my collages has come down the family to me from my mum, grandmother and aunts.