Bláth Fiáin, 2026
£95.00 / Sold Out
Hand embroidery and various threads on Irish linen | One-off work |
Bláth Fiáin (Irish for wild flower) reflects the quiet resilience of plants that find a way to grow in unexpected places.
On my walk to work, I often notice small wild flowers emerging from the narrow spaces between buildings, growing out of cracks in walls or pavements. Their presence always feels like protest, persistent, appearing where conditions seem least likely.
This reminds me of the artist Maria Thereza Alves and her Seeds of Change project, which traces how seeds travelled across the world in the ballast soil of ships. When this soil was unloaded in ports, unfamiliar plants began to grow in new landscapes, carrying with them hidden histories of trade, migration and movement across oceans.
The embroidery is worked using a mixture of wool and various other threads. Some are naturally dyed, while others are vintage threads sourced from charity shops, bringing together materials with their own histories.
This is a unique work. There are no reproductions, no editions, made by hand.
Made in Ireland.
Bláth Fiáin will arrive unframed on a mounting board, ready for framing.
It will be posted within three working days.