Threnody I
2016
Etching
39 x 39 cm.
Edition 3 of 25
Framed
€240
Threnody II
2016
Etching
39 x 39 cm.
Edition 3 of 25
Framed
€240
Threnody III
2016
Etching
39 x 39 cm.
Edition 3 of 25
Framed
€240
Entitled Threnody, meaning a song of lament, it represents a moment of reflection on frailty, vulnerability and grief.
Pelt II
2015
Etching
42 x 62 cm.
Edition of 12
Framed
€275
Pelt III
2015
Etching
42 x 62 cm.
Edition of 12
Framed
€275
Pelt IV
2015
Etching
42 x 62 cm.
Edition of 12
Framed
€275
Pelt is a series of etchings where garments are appropriated as metaphors for the aging body. Skin-like yet insubstantial, they evoke a sense of vulnerability and the disempowering effects of old age.
About the Artist
Maeve Coulter trained as a printmaker in the Limerick School of Art and Design and in 1997 graduated with first class honours in fine art. In the following year, while studying for a Diploma in Art Education, she was first introduced to textiles as a fine art medium. She now works in both disciplines often combining print with fabric and stitch.
She is a founding member and Director of Blackstack Studio, a fine art print studio in Kilkenny City which currently facilitates 12 printmakers from the southeast region. She also tutors printmaking in Grennan Mill Craft School in Thomastown, Kilkenny