I made this painting in a friend’s garden in Glens on the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry.  It started with the very intricate ink drawing of the Crann Draíochta or magic tree.  I was very taken by the suaimhneas of the garden, the animals, and the land here.  I loved the grey area between wild and domesticated.  This is the ladder in the tree and the Rhododendron amongst the brambles a feeling that I can relate to very much.  There was magic in the air that eve and a lunar eclipse.  There was no Spring this year.  It just went from Winter and exploded into Summer.  I think we all needed that.  I created two suns for the craic.  Everything felt upside down.  I was looking over at Cruach Mhárthain and Brandon from an angle that I am not used to, so it felt like waking up back to front and upside down, like an alternate universe.  I put in two of each hill and really enjoyed sketching the details in the Mám.  The sióg vibes were strong.  This feels like a beautiful breakthrough for me after a few very tricky months before it.  I am finally set free, and this is a beautiful dreamscape. Applying the chalk plaster and gesso to this gave it a feeling quite like porcelain.  I used domestic items such as breadboards and tea to bring it all back home.  May it bring you joy and a sense of fun.  I so enjoyed every minute of making it.