Home Is Who I Come From

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This print of original water colour and pen drawing is limited to 40 editions in each size. Each print is signed and numbered by me, the artist, and the wonderful story comes printed on the back to enjoy.

We now get all our frames handmade bespoke and the price reflects this. The frame sizes we offer are:

  1. Small 26cm

  2. Medium 35cm

  3. Large 46 cm

  4. X Large 63 cm

  5. XX Large 90cm

Please note that these sizes are approximate only. My frames are hand made locally and may differ slightly in size. The materials used for the frames are wood and perspex. We cannot post glass frames, however It is possible for us put glass in the frames but only on collected orders.

If you would like a glass frame please specify so in the additional information box at the check out and we will contact you when your order is ready to arrange your collection.

Please note that X Large and XX large prints are made to order and can take between 7-10 days. All other size should be dispatched within 5 working days.

 Enjoy free shipping in Ireland!

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This print of original water colour and pen drawing is limited to 40 editions in each size. Each print is signed and numbered by me, the artist, and the wonderful story comes printed on the back to enjoy.

We now get all our frames handmade bespoke and the price reflects this. The frame sizes we offer are:

  1. Small 26cm

  2. Medium 35cm

  3. Large 46 cm

  4. X Large 63 cm

  5. XX Large 90cm

Please note that these sizes are approximate only. My frames are hand made locally and may differ slightly in size. The materials used for the frames are wood and perspex. We cannot post glass frames, however It is possible for us put glass in the frames but only on collected orders.

If you would like a glass frame please specify so in the additional information box at the check out and we will contact you when your order is ready to arrange your collection.

Please note that X Large and XX large prints are made to order and can take between 7-10 days. All other size should be dispatched within 5 working days.

 Enjoy free shipping in Ireland!

Are you looking for a unique piece of artwork for your home or a meangful gift for someone special? This beautiful print will light up your home and also holds deeper layers of history and lore? Its is part of my 2019 Home collection which was a creative response to my interviews with Irish emigrants. The unique story comes with the print and gives an extra special depth of meaning. It makes a unique, pretty and a wonderful gift for everyone, a perfect gift for any child or for yourself.

The following unique story comes printed as part of the product:

Emigrant: Antony O’Connor

Antony O’Connor was born in Glenamaddy, Co Galway.  Now aged 82 he moved to Wales at the age of 15, he now lives in London. Antony spoke about being born in a mother and baby home in Galway.  He lived there until the age of 11 and was raised by a lady named Margaret for the first 4 years of his life. He thinks Margaret may have been his birth mother but nobody ever told him for sure.  Between the age of 11 and 15 Seamus was moved to 3 different families, the memories of his early years in Ireland are traumatic for him, he had a particularly bad experience in the last place he was placed and so at the age of 15 he got the boat to North Wales to start a new life. He worked for afew years in a hotel where he meet his wife. He adjusted to the new life well.  Since then he has worked in a brickyard in England,  served in the army in Northern Ireland., worked in a bakery in Liverpool where this wife was from. Finally he moved to England 26 years ago and worked for the council until retirement. Antony and his wife have 4 children all in their 50’s now, his wife passed away in 2007. When I asked Antony what HOME mean’t to him he said “ for me home is who and where you come form. “

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