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All my work is available through this website on a commission basis, just get in touch with me through my email sundew37@gmail.com

Broc Nollaig, new for Christmas 2019, creating a new tradition of a Christmas Badger. These little fellows join the Christmas hedgehog and look great hanging from a tree or from a car mirror. They are light and easy to post and very soft as they are stuffed with lamb fleece. Some have Santa hats andContinue reading “Christmas 2019”

This is the organic farm where the wool I use to stuff my creations comes from. It is a beautiful family farm on the banks of the river Shannon in Leitrim. Sometimes they have to hand rear a lamb or two and I enjoyed meeting this one yesterday. Spending time with this family and seeingContinue reading “Lambs at Aughamore”

I was lucky enough to be involved in a project last Autumn called inthemaking. This was run by Leitrim Design House and through workshops, photo shoots and a videoing session in my home it gave me the push I needed to create this website and to be more confident in my work. Here is theContinue reading “in the making Video”

Over the last wee while I’ve been working on a joint project with my brother and I think between us we have created something special. Niall (Fuinnseog Woodland Crafts) turned a hub from spalted beech and attached 8 spokes of carved ash. I hung some bees and ladybirds to create a mobile and as youContinue reading “Cot Mobile”

Each collectible is individually created and therefore slightly different to all the others. I use a variety of wool, cotton and acryllics and love to browse in craft shops finding new textures and above all colours. I stuff my creations with pure organic sheep fleece that comes from Aughamore Organic Farm in Leitrim. This beautifulContinue reading “Badgers and friends”

Hello, I’m Fiona O’Driscoll a textile artist and craft maker from Cork. My knitted creations celebrate the natural world, the warmth of childhood and the wonderful variety of colours and textures in the world . I always use incredibly soft natural fleeces from a local organic sheep farm to stuff the knitted animals as theContinue reading “Fáilte”