The Paradox of Women’s Activism in the Republic of Ireland 1970-1980s
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I recently completed one of my favourite commissions to date - I illustrated a PhD!
Sarah Golding's PhD is about Women’s Activism in the RoI in the 1970/1980s. Each of my illustrations depicts a different group of women that is featured in the PhD.
Sarah Golding's PhD is about Women’s Activism in the RoI in the 1970/1980s. Each of my illustrations depicts a different group of women that is featured in the PhD.
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I created versions of each illustration as single panels (above) but I also made a poster of all them together (below).
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And here are scans of the early sketches, showing the progress of the illustrations!
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