Dunmoran Strand
Listen to the Birds as They Sing to Your Heart…
This scene is of birds on a fence on Dunmoran Strand, a beautiful beach in County Sligo. The strand with its magnificent sand dunes is a hidden gem where we spent many memorable summer days with family. This drawing aims to inspire the viewer to take time to notice the beauty of nature.
Counting Miracles
Count the Dewdrops, Count the Waves, Count the Stars…
Count… and Count… and Count the Miracles…
This is an image of beads which are used to count the positive blessings in a person’s life. If one can think of ten personal blessings, it can change one’s mood. When someone takes the time to think of a hundred positive things, it can change one’s perspective on life. These thoughts can include favourite tastes, smells, sights, sounds. For example, the taste of raspberries, a child’s smile, a leaf dancing in the breeze… Once we focus on the positive everyday things that we often take for granted, we discover the wonder of the world around us.
A Star
Look Up… A Star Shines for You…
At night, there is a sky full of stars and a beautiful majestic moon. This image encourages the viewer to take the time to be captivated by the depth of the sky and marvel at the silver sparkling stars of light and hope.
The Journey
Walking a Path that is Only Your Own…
This drawing seeks to make us reflect on our journey in life…to ask ourselves the question: am I on my own path following my own unique truth or simply following the crowd? We need to continually ask this question of ourselves so that we are not swept away on the rollercoaster of life and left with regrets when we arrive at our destination.
Believe
Believe, Believe, Believe… in Kindness… in Hope… in Miracles…
This image of candles represents the Irish tradition of lighting a candle for one's own and others' intentions. It focuses on our innate need to feel the warmth of someone’s kindness; to believe in hope, to believe in miracles. It is often kindness and hope that sustains us.
Mountains of Love
There are so many types of love in life:
A parent’s love for a child, the love one has for close family, a friend, a pet, even a stranger. Love can be gentle, silent, kind, platonic, passionate…
If one gathers together all the love in all its forms given to them since birth and then add to that the love one has given to others, mountains of love emerge all around us.
Layers of Understanding
Understanding is a virtue requiring generously giving of time, patience, respect and gentleness. Understanding is digging deep beyond the obvious.
One has to travel through the emotions of listening with the heart,
hearing the spoken and unspoken...
In the image, the colours of the layers symbolise characteristics: green is kindness, yellow is appreciation, gold is forgiveness, blue is truth, lilac is compassion… All of these ingredients (and more) are necessary for true understanding.
“The Landscape”
This picture was inspired by the calming effect nature has on us. It's about seeking beauty and positivity in the world around us and focusing our minds on that. Comes with a matching envelope.
“Measure Our Day, Measure Our Life, Measure Our Worth”
The colours and size of the beads you place in the jar at the end of the day, tells a story about your day and it's worth. Each quality is represented by a colour. By using colourful beads to represent our day, we visually see ourselves and our lives in colour and size. Art becomes a way of understanding oneself. Comes with a matching envelope.
“Raining Kindness”
There are so many different types of kindness and it manifests itself in so many different ways. Kindness can be silent, gentle, wise, simple, determined, patient, deep, rare, brave, warm… All Cards are made in Roscommon and have matching envelopes.
“Colours Of Life”
This picture depicts the variety and wonder of life through multi-coloured gems. Each colour represents a different attribute, green represents kindness, orange is joy, blue is truth, gold is forgiveness… All Cards are made in Roscommon and have matching envelopes.