Artist , Creator , Collaborator.

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‘Touch’

Senses Series

From Flock to Fleece

2021

United by passion, craftsmanship and sustainability, whilst being inspired by touch, comfort & nature. Obsessed with her most recent body of work “The Senses” series throughout 2020, MC desired to bring these senses to life whilst creating a connection to her home, Ireland.

“Touch” is a desired sense, now more than ever before.

Her collection “Touch” came to life through working with Irish Woollen Mill Cushendale. Six generations of the Cushen family have devoted themselves to crafting superior quality textiles in the small town of Graiguenamanagh Ireland from the 18th century to the present day.

Cushendale is one of only two remaining woollen mills in Ireland collecting Irish fleece to dye, spin and weave at their heritage mill. MC loves Cushendales remarkable story of one family’s vocation to woollen textile manufacturing, a valuable and fully sustainable natural resource, continuing on in slow fashion. Mc is proud to work with an indigenous Irish wool and share this specially woven fabric in her “Touch” blanket. The collaboration with Cushedale brought MC’s vision of “Touch” to life in the form of a 100%  woollen limited edition blanket. Although this collection is a small batch of only 50 blankets the story and work behind grows deeper. The blankets were created with wool from the rare and protected sheep called the “The Galway”. The Galways are traced from flock to fleece to fabric as they continue to live happily in Co Wexford, Ireland. (MCs childhood home) The objective of this collaboration is to create awareness and empathy on the world we share with many species whilst also offering beauty and comfort to the world in a sensitive and considered way. Imagery shot by India Mullen

MC KIRWAN

Artist, Creator , Collaborator

MC Kirwan is an emerging female abstract artist , who graduated with a honors Fashion Design degree from Limerick School of Art and Design, Ireland in 2006.

After graduation she relocated to London and spent 15 years working with global fashion and beauty brands as a Creative Director.

A chronic illness in 2019 resulted in a life changing perspective on her role in society, her time on planet earth and the future of humanities wellbeing. She initially picked up her paint brush to heal. It blossomed into something much more. 

Mc’s overwhelming desire to create work for humanity to connect to there senses, there communities and the planet they inhabit became the desire.

MC’s abstract expressionism is an exploration of colour, space, shapes and feelings. She creates for joy and pleasure and to educate the viewer. Her obsession with community, tribes, species and humans relationship with mother nature drives MC to collaborate with like minded businesses, brands and fellow artists.

MC returned to education to study circular economies and sustainability from Cambridge in 2021. This is an ongoing passion and objective within her bodies of work.

Mc moved to Dubai in Autumn 2021 and it is where she currently has her art practice.