Reporter David Medcalf was welcomed to KIlcoole by painter Kelly Hood who brings humour to her paintings of cattle and wildlife that have become popular across the globe Artists may be divided into two broad categories. There are the ones who lock themselves away and...
The Department of Education is announcing the launch of the 2022 Arts-in-Education BLAST Residency Programme, which will enable up to 425 new Arts-in-Education residencies in schools each year.This initiative aims to support the integration of the principles and key...
Champion Green I was thrilled to be included in the Champion Green Listing for 2023, There are some simple ways that you can support your local businesses. Every time you support a local business, you are creating local jobs and vibrant towns and communities for...
Signal Staff Artists | Meitheal 2022 Opening Reception: Friday 28th October, 7-9pm Signal Arts Centre is always delighted to exhibit our “Meitheal”; a body of work designed, crafted and created by individual staff artists, past and present. Staff Artists come together...
Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Dara Calleary has launched Design & Crafts Council Ireland’s Made Local, Made to Last campaign, which highlights the quality and value of Irish-designed and craft-made products. The...
I can’t tell you how happy I am to be working with Amnesty International…I signed up to be a member when i was a young wan…and now to collaborate with them is a dream come true:) When you purchase from their shop, you are helping us to continue their...
I am so excited to be able to share this with you…There is a great line-up of peace-luvin participating artists. The work will be on show for the entire month of September at Wicklow Library. Come on down...
is a Creative Ireland, Department of Education led Course offering… Open to artists, working in any art form, who are committed to sharing their practice with children and teachers in a modern primary school environment. I was thrilled to be selected to...
As a member of both the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and Visual Artists Ireland. I am passionate about art and design in all of its many shapes and forms. Sustainability and passion are at the heart of everything I create. “Kelly Hood you are such a...
Kelly Hood will launch Born Mucky, her quirky range of animal-inspired homewares, at the Showcase craft show. International retail buyers land at the RDS in Dublin this week for Showcase, the craft sector’s biggest trade fair. Among the 300 makers waiting to meet them...
Delighted to let you know that we have unveiled a new brand campaign at Showcase 2022, including a new identity, reflecting the company’s transformation of its culture and a redefined strategy focused on conservation. Kelly Hoods’ new look and feel...
Meet the painter behind iconic funny cows images, Wicklow artist Kelly Hood
In this week’s Meet The Maker, Maria Moynihan talks to artist Kelly Hood, who has a passion for painting cows among other animals.
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Group Show | Meitheal 2022