Madame Curie "Madame Curie". The first woman to win the Nobel prize. The first person to win it twice. And the only person to win it in two separate fields ( physics and chemistry). Femina!

Woman with a Pearl Earring For this piece, the second of our 20 Perspectives ‘Femina’, or Feminine, series, I again decided to look for inspiration in the artistic renderings of iconic females of other eras. I landed on ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ painted by Johannes Vermeer in 1665. Vermeer is widely considered to be the greatest painter during the 17 th century Dutch Golden Age. Scholars believe this painting is an idealized girl’s face rather than a portrait, although a local girl...

Is ar Mhná a Ritheann an Domhain (This World Runs on Women) Loved this theme “Femina”! As there would be three pieces made for this theme, I decided to effectively make a triptych based on the triple goddess architype. Emphasising the strength of women is very important to me and our often overlooked place in this world. Inspired by the ornate artistic style of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha and his art nouveau stylised portraits of women, I made some sketches and selected my colour palette of...