Sara O’Neill’s dreamy take on design is inspired by tales from her grandmother
Irish myths and legends are key to Sara O’Neill’s work. Her icons, as depicted in her prints on silk and linen, or handpainted on leather, are inspired by the stories her grandmother would tell her. Alice Kennedy came from a small farm in Glencree, and her tales, of banshees and changelings, have been a constant thread in O’Neill’s work. “The garments are vehicles for storytelling,” she says.
We meet in Dublin, where she is bringing her latest collection called Róisín Dubh – grey and white pencil drawings printed on linen featuring horses, birds and flat roses – to be photographed. “It’s more raw than my usual pieces,” O’Neill says, showing a long full skirt with these dramatic motifs, a new silhouette for her with the added drama of a black tulle cape.
Michael D Higgins’s dogs, Cillian Murphy’s blue eyes and Enya’s voice: Patrick Freyne’s 30 real Irish icons Sara brings her grey and white pencil drawings printed on linen featuring horses, birds and flat roses to Dublin – to be photographed This has been a busy year for O’Neill, some highlights of which have included painting two leather jackets for The Edge for U2′s Sphere shows in Las Vegas
Her next print will be a red hand, a potent symbol in the north of Ireland and the official seal of the O’Neills, but used widely by both traditions in the north. Her red hand, however, will be a female one with nail varnish and used to hold wild flowers.
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