Sophia Murray Art

Category: In the seven woods project

  • binding my own sketchbook

    binding my own sketchbook

    In keeping with the Dun Emer Press ethos, I decided to bind my own sketchbook and use it as a dedicated space to creatively explore and reflect during this project. That it may serve as a visual journal, documenting my ideas, rough sketches, clippings, everything related to this project during my residency, and after. Motif…

  • resources and inspiration

    I want the pattern designs on this project to be cohesive with the era Elizabeth and Lily lived in.What really excited me is the sisters association with William Morris. It was his publishing house Kelmscott Press that directly inspired Elizabeth to start Dun Emer Press. The Arts & Crafts movement and Art Nouveau were both making…

  • The project

    When I began my residency at HydeBridge Gallery, the project was always going to be about Susan (Lily) and Elizabeth (Lolly) Yeats. I wanted to emphasise their contribution to art and culture in Ireland as so little is known about them. But how to translate that contribution with my own creativity was a challenge. I…