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'Crann na nGuíonna | The Wishing Tree' by Tatyana Feeney
Author/ illustrator, Tatyana Feeney's, recent book, The Wishing Tree is a story that takes its inspiration from the Irish tradition of attaching wishes to certain types of trees found in special locations.
The book explores the magic around wishing trees, the visitors that make wishes and the environments they exist in.

The book has been printed using fluorescent inks, making the development of the artwork an experimental process.
This exhibition shows the drawings and test prints that shaped the final art, through the development of the illustrated pages, to the finished fluorescent pieces.
Come and explore the world of the wishing trees and to make your own wishing tree wishes!

Biography –
Tatyana Feeney is a Meath based author/illustrator. She is originally from the US but has made Ireland her home for more than twenty years.
Tatyana grew up in North Carolina, in a rural area, surrounded by woods. Her home in Ireland has fewer trees, but Tatyana has brought the trees of her imagination and childhood into her artwork.
She is the author/illustrator of many picture books for children.
The art displayed here is from her recent book: Crann na nGuíonna, an Irish language story which has been printed with fluorescent inks.