Capturing the essence of the people and places that have inspired her is a mission artist Carol O’Callaghan has been on since she first moved to Donegal in 1990.
Until now Carol had not dipped her toe into the digital sphere to showcase her work and it was a great privilege to work with her recently on a new website.
Until recently she did not have a digital home for her considerable portfolio she has built up in the last 30 years. Now she has a dedicated online space where she can host an online gallery, explain her process and be readily accessible to anyone looking to contact her.
We worked with her on the web design as well as a content plan to ensure we had the right mix of copywriting and imagery that complemented each other and give the site visitors a taste of what they can expect working with Carol.
Carol’s artistic eye made it a joy to work with her and we are delighted to help her reach new audiences and potential new clients through her website: www.carolocallaghan.com
Originally from Dublin, Carol now calls Glendowan, Co. Donegal home.
After graduating from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), she set out on her own and soon found herself in the wilds of rural Donegal.
She first came up to work at the well-known Glebe House and Gallery in Gartan and even ended up living with former owner of the estate, the late Derek Hill, whom she got to see how he created his work, and he in turn kept an active eye on Carol’s development as an emerging artist in her own right.
She explained: “I was very lucky when I arrived here. The curator was William Gallagher from Creeslough and he was a brilliant employer and it was him who thought I might be someone suitable for living in the house with Derek Hill and his housekeeper, Gracie McDermott. I was there to assist Gracie as Derek was often abroad traveling. He had a huge influence on me. He was in his senior years but was full of energy and he had made it as an artist, and that gave me a lot of confidence. He also introduced me to lots of different artists and that was a great start for a young woman like me who had just left art college. ”
Another huge influence from her young life in Dublin was Yann Renard-Goulet, a famed Bretaon artist and sculptor who later moved to Ireland in the 1950’s and became professor of sculpture at the Royal Hibernian Academy.
To see more of her work visit www.carolocallaghan.com
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