an ex pat asked me what they could to do add a subtle touch of ireland in their home without being cheesey or too derivative...
i thought that a print of an old irish stamp would be a lovely feature on a wall or a sideboard...a nice understated touch...
surely they available as a print somewhere...
what do you think of that idea...?
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kilmeaden cheesy as opposed to calvita cheesy but still a little too cheesy methinks, I'd suggest perhaps an original artwork from a living irish artist
sarah and DT...glad you like it...
jaboopee...do you not like that idea...
when yout hink of a living irish artist who springs to mind...
i like john b vallely but thats cos i grew up surrounded by his works in armagh...i would love one of his pieces...
and i would also love a print from will st leger...one extreme to the other...
I'm sorry to have to say it mr. custard but i don't.
There's just something about the map and or flag of ireland that is just so cliched when used as 'decoration' . Maybe if the image which i admit is iconic ,was taken a bit further .....
re living artist ..... me of course !!!!
ooops...
when we get sorted in our house after our wedding we may have a wee chat with you about a wee feature panel...
i see what you mean about the iconic overuse of the map and the flag...
twa have a range of vintage posters for 'visit ireland' but i thought that was cheesey...
i was watching the kentucky derby on saturday while i saw your cheesey comment and i thought to myself 'horses for courses'...
do you like will st leger's 'ameireica' print...
just checked out will st ledgers work , that is really clever...love his banana boat...eireica is a bit good but theres just something about orange and green together that just doesn't do it for me. love his cross eyed elizabeth taylor soooohhh much .
i hope you won some money on them horses
aha - will st ledger is very tongue in cheek...
i think my favourite image has to be michael collins carrying the dior / gucci bags...
i wanted to gt a print from him but he says on his website that he doesn't mind if you download and print for your own use...
thats very nice of him isn't it...
following the thread here and just checked out Will St Leger, love his style...I'm a fan of the Michael Collins, but the Free Tibet also had me smiling!
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