The Next Fairytale in the "Once Upon an Ever After" Series

Introducing...

'Little Red'

Introducing 'Little Red'

Part of my 'Once Upon an Ever After' Series

Little Red is going to be a voluptuous "pin-up" style character, who gets up to plenty of mischief in the forest!

And it looks like I'm not the only one doing a take on this well known tale.

Irish singer, Cathy Davey, has just released the official video to her song "Little Red," which is very quirky and unique. It can be viewed here

There is also a film being released soon, "Little Red," directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Twilight) It looks to be an interesting take on the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood,' who is not so little any more! Like my version, she is now a woman.

From the trailer, it seems she is torn between two men, in somewhat of a love triangle, and to top it off, there's a werewolf on the loose causing havoc.

Well ain't that a dilemma and a half?

Intrigued? You can take a look at the trailer here

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Copyright 2011, Keelin Corscadden, All Rights Reserved

For copies of my images / permission to use them, please contact me on: keelin.cor@gmail.com

End of Year Exhibition, GMIT, Galway

End of Year Exhibition, June 2010

(I know what you're thinking, very late posting Keelin, tut tut tut!)

Seen as I'm finally getting the hang of this, I've decided to (finally) post up some pictures from my end of year show in GMIT, Galway in June 2010.

Big thanks to all who attended, and if you didn't get a chance, here's a taste of what you missed...

The Tale of Goldilocks

(Minus the Porridge)

Piece 1: "A dark & handsome man cast his shadow over the world"

Piece 2: "The Kiss: Goldie fell deeper and deeper in love"

Piece 3: "Maybe you should lay off the porridge"

Piece 4: "These dubious claims began to circulate within her thoughts"

Piece 5: "And so she refused to eat"

Piece 6: "Then came that fateful morning when Goldie never woke up"

Breakfast table set with the three bears and Goldie's dress, which has motifs along the bottom narrating the tale.

Birds eye view of the breakfast table.

Each napkin has digitally printed imagery from my research & sketchbooks, then I added colour and detail to them through hand embroidery; a "domesticated handicraft."

Bringing the traditional women's "handicraft" back into a domestic environment.

Another view of the breakfast table and the rest of the room.

In the background you can see my calories hanging out to dry (!) and my dress and apron, which are both digitally printed with my porridge bowl designs.

A close up of my apron and dress;

both digitally printed with my porridge bowl designs.

Simply called, "Porridge Bowl" & "Pop Porridge"

Here you can see my notebook covers on the shelf.

Again I got these digitally printed with my designs.

Beside them are my business cards and postcards.

Opposite you can see jars of "calories"

And framed in the centre are copies of images from my sketch book, hanging from this is my "Porridge Bowl" print, in different colour ways & sizes

(Small - Baby bear, Medium - Momma Bear, Large - Poppa Bear)

Close up of framed copies of sketches from my research

To emphasize that it was a 'weighty' issue, I had an old style scales brought in for the show.

On one side I had a bad of porridge, and on the other a dress-maker's measuring tape.

The porridge symbolising food = weight, and the measuring tape symbolising body shape / size.

My work, along with some of my classmate's, was mentioned in this lovely blog by Pippablue, who "loves all things crafty."

The post can be viewed here

Now that I've finally got my online act in gear, keep tuned for lots of more posts, exhibition images and my current artistic projects / ideas :)

All images are copyright protected.

Copyright 2011, Keelin Corscadden, All Rights Reserved

For copies of my images / permission to use them, please contact me on: keelin_cor@hotmail.com

New Designers 2010 - London baby!

They say that "home is where the heart is."
If that's the case, then my home is London!
I went over for 10 days to exhibit my work along with some classmates, and it made me remember why I had fallen in love with London in the first place!
Have you ever visited somewhere and just felt so at home?
Have you ever felt like, this is where I belong?
That's how I felt whilst trekking around on the tube, strolling around Camden and eating ice cream with friends underneath the London Eye.



New Designers was interesting, it was a real eye opener!
It made me realize exactly how small Galway/Ireland is, and I was blown away with all of the talent! It was definitely an experience, and I am so grateful that I was given the opportunity to exhibit there.
New Designers gave me so much inspiration and being back in London gave me such a buzz; I felt like the whole experience completely rebooted my system!

In regards to my work and my ideas, I've always felt so restricted in Galway. Now after finishing college, the success of my Graduate show and the experience of New Designers, I feel like I no longer have to take shallow breaths - finally, I'm free to breathe as deeply as I wish!
After the last two/three weeks turn of events, I am really free of all ties and there is nothing holding me back anymore.

It's so refreshing!

The week following New Designers, I received an email off of an Art Gallery owner from York. She said some lovely things about my work, that it was "outstanding, eyecatching and beautiful" and she is interested in exhibiting and selling my work for me. How exciting!

What a perfect start to my first summer as a BA Hons Textiles graduate.

GMIT Graduate Exhibiton 2010

Good Morning Starshine, the earth says hello!

OK, so the exhibition is coming to a close, it's finishing up on Saturday.
It's been a great week so far, I have received some really lovely comments in my comment book and have also been mentioned in PippaBlue's blog :)
(http://pippablue.typepad.com/my-blog/2010/06/gmit-graduate-art-exhibition.html#comments)
So chuffed!

xxx Keelin xxx

PS: I'm new to the whole blog scene so apologies for delays in putting up my first post :S
Will upload pictures of exhibition soon :)