The Campanile

Sitting in the heart of Front Square in Trinity College is the Campanile. To most people it is just a beautiful piece of architecture (and must be one of the most photographed things in Dublin) However, to students of Trinity it is a bad-luck charm.

If you believe in such things, any students who walks beneath it during their time in Trinity will not graduate. Armed with this knowledge and filled with a very robust sense of cynicism I, as an 18 year old freshman, calmly and confidently walked beneath it 11 years ago.

Within 3 months I had dropped out.

Maybe it was the bad luck, or maybe, it was me following my heart and pursuing a degree in Design...... Either way, i think this card has come out really well!

The Pigeon House

Another card in the Dublin series, this is probably the most recognisable buidling in Dublin's architectural landscape. And I am very lucky to be able to see it from my bedroom window! It is kind of strange to love a dirty old power station, but somehow the Pigeon House manages to be loved by many of us.

Ha'penny Bridge (Updated)

I am working on a series of Dublin Cards. It is harder than I expected as Dublin isn't actually full of immediately recognisable buildings, so far I have the Pigeon House and the Ha'penny Bridge and next I am tackling a Georgian door.

Not sure what colour works best for this, but for now it is in a dark blue...




And here are a few more colour options..

Rooks!

I love birds, all birds, but my absolute favourites are rooks. I love their calm waddle and that they look like they are wearing bloomers. I like how they are always in my favourite places and I love how they often look like they are in conversation with each other about all of the important happenings in a rook's world. (The importance of these happenings may be debatable!)

I understand how to some they can look like scary big black birds so I am making a card that I hope captures the things I love about them.

To me they are the big, strong, guardians of the bird kingdom. Here is a quick shot of the prototype card.

More Bird Houses

The Irish Design Shop is stocking our little birdhouses.
They took some really nice pictures too. Check out their facebook page.