Gillian Wright

So thrilled my piece, Selkie - sold before the exhibition has even opened 💓so incredibly grateful to Joan Clancy for having my work in her gorgeous gallery.

Selkie is inspired by treasured family memories of summers by the sea: bubbling water alive with mackerel, the shrill excitement of her young sons pulling in full fishing rods, long bright evenings, delicious suppers, and precious times spent together. It also quietly reflects on the changing condition of our coastal environment, including the worrying decline in mackerel populations. While the title references Celtic folklore, the work is rooted in lived experience. For Gillian, Selkie represents the enduring pull of the sea and the memories it holds, a reflection on family, belonging, and the connection between people and place.

Selkie
Linocut, chine collé and collagraph on Fabriano
75x50cm

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