It's my mam's birthday this week so I wanted to send over something a little different! She's a proud Roscommon lady, who has the patience of a saint to ardently follow the fortunes and misfortunes of their Gaelic Football team. For the present I wanted to create a strong visual with Roscommon colours and symbols, including their sheep emblem and oak leaves. "Roscommon Abú" is a combination of Irish and English and means "Roscommon Forever", a typical sporting battle cry in Ireland. The font was adapted from Dieter Steffmann's 'Eileen Caps' and the icons adapted from the Roscommon GAA crest. I'm assuming that neither parties would object to their inclusion in this birthday present! This was a three layer print and I did some touching up by hand afterwards. Thankfully Royal Mail delivered it in one piece back to Ireland!
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This birthday card accompanied a watch and I wanted to keep with the "time" theme. Mind you, no-one likes being reminded of the passing years, so I went for the message that love is timeless. The hands (also screen printed) rotate around a push-pin to make a heart, while inside features a quote from a musician that we saw live several times this year: Sweet Baboo.
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Tadhg CaffreyI'm an Irish printmaker, living in North London and focusing on urban landscape, construction and abstract geometry. My first name sounds like "tiger" without the last bit.
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