Influenced by the gardens of her childhood, tropical greenhouses and her own garden in Co Mayo, Maggie Morrisson’s new exhibition reflects her curiosity and appreciation of plants and nature …I live a
nd work in the village of Dooagh on Achill Island. My studio is a Nissan hut – large, draughty and cold. It was transported from Finner Camp, Donegal, in the 1930s when the house was St Coleman’s Knitting Industries. This was originally set up by Emily Waddell and Eva O’Flaherty circa 1914, to provide employment for local women and girls, as an alternative to going to Scotland for “tattie hoaking”.
When I first came here there was no garden of any kind, just one wind-rattled bush. I have struggled and succeeded, to some degree, to grow a garden as I am just 300 metres from the south-facing Atlantic coast. Having a garden is essential for me and my work.I have recently started using acrylics and inks to begin works on large canvases, paper or wood panel. I then progress to oils for slower, more in-depth and considered painting.
A few hours in the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin in January 2020 also inspired some of these works, in particular because of what followed . Inspiration also came from trying to create a garden on the Atlantic coast, trying to grow trees with limited success to create my own miniature lush landscape.
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