Whinney Hill hidden hare Ideal for drying silverware and

Ideal for drying silverware and polishing glasses as there is no lint or fluff

I made the plates in 1999

Framed size: 29 x 29 cm

There is a much sadder history here too as many of the inhabitants were evicted by the landlord in the 1840's and were forced to leave their homes

I sew the pieces together by hand using a variety of stitches and embroidery techniques

Whinney Hill hidden hare Ideal for drying silverware andThis image was inspired by a steep hill near Holywood, County Down where we used to go to visit an elderly lady who lived in a small cottage by the road side. Whins is another name for gorse, or furze, the prickly bushes which are so common in Ireland, hence the name Whinney Hill. I made this entirely myself from beginning to end, from the initial idea, through painting each layer on the litho stone, processing and proofing each colour, to printing