Futa Fata book illustrations
Futa Fata with Cartoon Saloon published two books on traditional Irish childrens rhymes. Here are the illustrations I provided for a couple of those rhymes..
The Prophet
The Prophet is an animated feature film based on the infamous book by Khalil Gibran. It was produced by Salma Hayek and directed by Roger Allers. Tomm Moore and I directed a segment of the film based on the chapter … Continued
Song of the Sea
I worked with Tomm Moore and the Art Director Adrien Merigeau in 2011/2012 doing conceptual artwork for the feature film Song of the Sea. I was excited to see how the finished film still had an influence here and there … Continued
ParaNorman
In 2010, Chris Butler contacted me to see if I would be interested in helping him to develop the visual style for his feature film ParaNorman. I jumped at the chance and myself and my good friend Tomm Moore spent … Continued
The Secret Of Kells
I was involved in The Secret of Kells from early stages of development and helped form the visual style of the film from early pre-production (2001). The film story and theme changed through the years as Cartoon Saloon searched for … Continued
Form a Line
A collaborative exhibition with ceramicist and designer Andrew Ludick for the Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2010 “When the idea for ‘Form a Line’ came to being, I started back to basics and began a series of blind drawings from around … Continued
Where do you belong?
An exhibition of paintings in 2012 at the Cill Rialaig Gallery. “My inspiration for my paintings always comes from the land. I feel a great connection to the natural environment around me and my paintings can be born of the … Continued
