Notices by Ciara | Ciaraíoch ? (ciaraioch@mastodon.ie), page 3

@allancavanagh @MadSc13ntist Other option would be learn how to screenprint but that depends on how insane I'm feeling

@allancavanagh @MadSc13ntist There are because I looked them up before for someone else, I don't have it off the top of my head though - tshirtcompany was one of them I think

@allancavanagh @MadSc13ntist Not a brick wall but just cost and keeping stuff in stock (it'd have to be a pre-order and minimum order might be an issue) - printing them locally (in Ireland) using as sustainable a process as possible (there are companies doing this) and good quality is the goal but it's just too expensive and too much work at the moment - hopefully in the future!

Commanding the waves is Manannán Mac Lir - son of the sea, ancient warrior, powerful sea god, and member of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Irish mythology.

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/manannn-mac-lir-a4-fine-art-print

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@MadSc13ntist Love the idea, I'm a bit fussy about things being made sustainably and ethically and to do that with a one-person business for clothing is difficult - maybe could team up with someone eventually, but at the moment just a pipe-dream!

Mortifying trying to promote work online at this time of year, but unfortunately it's still necessary to make a living drawing stuff due to a significant delay in successfully wooing a wealthy North Kerry farmer and being whisked off in his John Deere to a life of diamond-encrusted wellies

Every time I get an email telling me that someone bought one of my prints I give their name on screen a little kiss and call them a cutie and there's nothing the cops can do to stop me

The Morrigan triple goddess - and the crows they are heavily associated with - are Irish mythology's foreteller of death or victory in battle ⚔️

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/the-morrigan-triple-goddess-a4-fine-art-print

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Galway shawls were a specific type of heavy-weight shawl worn by Irish women. This illustration is a representation of some of the patterns and styles of Galway shawls, surrounded by lyrics from the traditional Irish folk song of the same name.

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/the-galway-shawl-a4-fine-art-print

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The selkie is a creature from Irish, Faroese and Scottish folklore who has the appearance of a seal in water, but sheds its skin to come ashore and reveal a human form. If a human finds the skin and hides it away, the selkie cannot return to the sea.

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Originally a limited edition linocut print, this giclée print copy is "Men Of The Blaskets", based on a photo by C.W. von Sydow c. 1924 - a reminder that people have lived, and survived, during the toughest of times through the strength of community.

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/men-of-the-blaskets-10x8-inch-fine-art-print

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@markdennehy If I ever figure out a way to live off art without needing to sell it, it'll be pure posting

A little daily thread of some prints from me aul' online shop/siopa from now until Christmas - first up, a hard-working canine friend warms themself by the familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a cosy rural Irish kitchen.

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/well-earned-rest-a4-fine-art-print

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@Gorfram A hape is just a colloquial Irish way of writing/pronouncing heap, so a lot!

@aonghusoha.bsky.social Ah, love this! (didn't spot it on the other place, site is acting up for me at the moment)

A hape of social media apps and sites seems to be down or glitchy at the moment. Maybe this is it. Maybe this is how we're finally freed.

@davey_cakes I think that's what it basically boils down to with most social media now when you use them for creative work etc, very aware they've a lifespan and likely to get Bad sooner or later, but you just have to make do with what you're given. Exhausting, though. It is nice to have this one, regardless.

@tarheel I feel less bad about it now!

Feel like Mastodon is the salad that you know is better for you, while Bluesky is the triple-decker double bacon cheeseburger that's enjoyable in the moment but that you'll 100% regret later