Paper Tales Exhibition

Work in Progress and finished work shots from Paper Tales exhibition, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo.

Giant pop-up books, projected animation, cut paper scenes and comics combine to illustrate stories that were written by Castlebar schoolchildren in the 1930s – how they lived, worked and played, the local myths and legends.
Opened September 30th, runs until October 31st

Black Cut Paper wall pieces, Characters from Folk Tales-

Hand painted Fairy Tale book, an original story inspired by the Folk Tales-

Large Cut paper piece with animated Fairy exploring locations from the Story Book-

Shadow cast on back wall by projection through Cut Paper piece-

Pop Up Books under construction and completed in exhibition-

Comic Strip detailing traditions and everyday life, running from entrance stairwell up to main exhibition space-

Original Content © National Folklore Archive, UCD, Dublin, Ireland
ArtWork and Storybook © Maeve Clancy 2011

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– The Three Day Backdrop –

Creating a 40 ft backdrop in very little time and with a tiny budget….

Paper takeover of the studio-

Paper all cut out –

Begin painting –

River Waves –

Section of Ha’penny Bridge

Bridge in full before painting-

*INSTALLING THIS WEEKEND, SO I’LL UPDATE WITH A FINISHED (FULL) IMAGE THEN-

 

All images © Maeve Clancy 2011

Lisa Hannigan Backdrop for Electric Picnic 2009

Design and paint of a 12m x 2.5m banner for Lisa Hannigan’s Main Stage performance at the Electric Picnic music festival Sept 2009. The banner was covered with black felt and revealed during the second song. Video to come.  

Backdrop as it looked when revealed

 

Original design sketch

Design closeups

 

Images © Maeve Clancy 2009

‘Inheritance’ comic in development

‘Inheritance’ comic, episode one currently in production. Drawing trials and colour tests.

Recent Stuff

Some of my work from the current exhibition running at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, London. Joint exhibition with Chris Haughton (www.vegetablefriedrice.com), run by http://www.canvas.ie

All enquiries to ciara@canvas.ie

 

 

Illustrations for  The English Garden magazine, logo for Ecowatch article, covering the four seasons.

 

Pop up book illustration and construction for Lisa Hannigan’s ‘Lille’ video.

Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaFs_uEfqhM

 

 

Set design for Lisa Hannigan’s ‘I Don’t Know’ video

Watch the video  at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSaPbVjcrp4

 

All images © Maeve Clancy 2009