I Miss The Stars In The Sky

The following story comes printed with the picture giving it an extra layer of meaning:

Maria Langan was born in Castlebar, Co Mayo. She moved to London in 2008 at the age of 23 after graduating as a nurse and not being able to get work in Ireland during the recession. She loves the open mindedness and diversity of living in London and has thrived in her career during her time here. Positive parts of her emigration experience have been, progressing in her career as a nurse here and continuing to meet people from all over the world. However she misses the wildness, craic and Irish humor. 11 years on at the age of 34 Maria is still not sure weather England or Ireland is her home. Aside from her career as a nurse Maria is a talented photographer. For her, relocating to London came at the cost of a compromised view of the night sky. “I have a wonder for what lies past the light pollution and seek to observe its glory at any chance of a clear sky. The Doolagh Valley, Co. Mayo is a favourite place to get a glimpse of the magnificent Milky Way.”

Her Process:

Jackie arranges her own artwork to be printed onto fabric in the tiny village of Downings, Donegal. Once printed, the next part of the process is the hand embroidery. With every textile print with she adds the hand embroidered details, this means that really each piece is unique in its own right. A time consuming but enjoyable process which Jackie sees as the next particularly important part of her creative.

“I’m drawing onto my drawing again but this time with thread. The needle is my pencil and the variety of yarns I have collected are my colour and shape. In my textile degree I was thought all the sophisticated embroidery techniques, but I don't use any of the them, and I take the same approach to embroidery as I do to all my art, my embroidery technique is intuitive .”

Sizing and framing:

Jackie’s textile prints can be made to order in a size to suit you. She has three different signature ways of framing:

1. Round and oval frames, beautifully handcrafted by Local Cavan Woodworkers.

2. Artwork is stretched in an embroidery hoop and incased in a handmade box frame.

3. Bespoke square or rectangular double wood mount. The creator uses Brown and Cream combo or White and cream combo, depending on what is better suited to the art.

If you would like to order this piece in a different size or frame type please send an enquiry form or contact me on (+353)870666873. They can be ordered bespoke and take approx 3/4 weeks.

Many of the textile prints have a story or wonderful meaning behind them, which comes with the hand-crafted piece on a beautiful scroll.