Meet the Maker - Paper Paintings by Nicola Coady
In April 2024, we were delighted to welcome new artist Nicola Coady to the Tudor Artisan Hub Family - the response to Nicola's work has been fantastic!
Take a peep at Nicola's very tidy studio!!
Beast from the East
Mila Poster
Scruffy the Killer of Rats
Let's hear from Nicola about her work:
"I do collage art inspired by my local surroundings including holidays all over Ireland. I am a biologist originally from Canada, but I now live in Portlaw, County Waterford. This is the room where it all happens, except when it happens in the kitchen or in front of the TV.
I use mainly upcycled materials including old newspapers, maps, cardboard, packaging, wallpaper samples and wrappers. Normally I use a paste made from flour and water to put everything together but, occasionally when working with non-paper wrappers I might use a store-bought paste just to make sure everything stays together.
We listen to music as I paint, and Mila and I often do a little bit of dancing. Mila is clearly NOT dancing in this photo – probably because she is alarmed at how neat and tidy the art room is. Linda said not to tidy before I took photos, but I just couldn’t help it (what if my Mom saw this post and there were wrappers and newspapers everywhere?).
This is the only room in the house where I hang my own art. Each year I do a “family painting”. It is usually of the dogs (sadly Scruffy has passed away) but sometimes they include other family members like my husband David. I’ll share a few of my favourites. “Beast from the East” shows the first time Scruffy and Mila encountered snow. We had a giant beach ball and Mila and I played and played and played. Scruffy was unimpressed until we went on a walk, and he was allowed to wander down the middle of the road leash free. Because these paintings are not for sale, I will sometimes do versions of famous paintings so instead of “Dog Show Poster” by Ludwig Hohlwein I have “Mila” with a few of her many, many nicknames. Instead of “Le Chat Noir” by Theophile Steinlen I have “Scruffy the Rat Killer” (his record was 17 rats in one day in South Africa).
I sell my work in galleries throughout Ireland, and I have had solo exhibitions in South Africa, Canada, Finland and locally in Tramore and Waterford. In 2020 “Puffins of Skellig Michael” was an award winner at the National Collage Society’s Annual Small Format Exhibition. My next solo exhibition will be at the Coastguard Cultural Centre July 2025 but watch this space as I am hoping to do several pop-up shows with the Hub before then." - Nicola Coady
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Nicola's amazing body of work is on exhibition in our upstairs gallery spaces...its a fabulous new addition to our creative collective. Nicola has lots of ideas brewing to capture Suir Blueway wildlife, local Carrick-on-Suir landscapes and street scenes in the near future...
Price range from €35 - €250
October 2024 - Five new original paper paintings by Nicola Coady on the way to the Hub galleries.
Paddling perspective, 13" x 11"€70 (framed)
Cows, 12" x 10"€35 (unframed)
Christmas Chaos, 12" x 10"€35 (unframed)
Icy escapade, 13" x 11"€70 (framed)
Surfer Silver, 13" x 11"€70 (framed)
July 2024 - New Wall of Art by Nicola Coady in our upstairs gallery spaces.
Take a closer look at the Paper Paintings by Nicola Coady now available in the Hub
Its fine once you're in, 13" x 11"€70 (framed)
Misty Morning March, 13" x 11" €70 (framed)
Waiting for THE wave, 13" x 11" €70 (framed
Wet, wild & wonderful 11" x 13" €70 (framed)
Murmuration 13" x 11" €70 (framed)
Best Dresses Disaster, 20" x 16", €150 (framed/glass)
Passing the Poulakerry Tower House 11" x 13", €70 (framed)
Passing the Poulakerry Tower House 11" x 13", €70 (framed)
Bicycling by the Bales 11" x 13", €70 (framed)
Re-Cycling Club
Scenic Sheep 11" x 13", €70 (framed)
Bathing at Bunmahon, 13" x 17", framed - €120
Portlaw Panorama 13" x 17", framed -€120
Fly over 15" X 19", framed €120
Italy 28" x 20" €250 (Framed/glass)
Gone Fishing, 11" x 13" €70 (framed)
Kitchen Kat 13" x 11" €70 (framed)
The loveliness of ladybirds 10" x 12" €35 (unframed)
Barbie with cat 10" x 12" €35 (unframed)
Shopping Barbie, 13" x 11" €70 (framed)
Cat Collage, 13" x 11" €70 (framed)
Whooper Swan (1) 21" x 17" €150 (framed)
Whooper Swan (2), 19.5" x 16" €150 (framed)
Boats and Birds at Bunmahon, 21" x 17", Framed with glass - €150
Paper Paintings by Nicola Coady in artist's studios - September 2024. If you would like to see any piece, send us a message, we will be delighted to request it to be brought to our galleries.
Price range from €35 - €175
Ballybunion races - 24 x 16 inches, 21 x 29 inches framed - White Wood and glass €175.
Street food (Dublin Gulls) - 24 x 16 inches, 21 x 29 inches framed - White Wood and glass €175
Frozen Fun - 24 x 16 inches, 21 x 29 inches, framed - White Wood and glass €175
skiing party - 24 x 16 inches, 21 x 29 inches, framed - White Wood and glass €175
Dashing through the snow - 24 x 16 inches, 21 x 29 inches, framed - White Wood and glass €175
Magpie Island (Harakka Island) - 16 x 24 inches, 25 x 33 inches framed - White Wood and glass - €175
Bluegrass Banjos - 16 x 12 inches, 19 x 15 inches framed - Black Wood €120
County Kerry - 16 x 12 inches; 21 x 17 inches, framed - White Wood and glass €150.
Pony camp! - 16 x 12 inches, 21 x 17 inches framed - White Wood and glass - €150
Oystercatchers - 12 x 16 inches, 15 x 19 inches, framed - Black Wood €120
Black-backed Gulls - 10 x 12 inches, 14 x 16 inches framed - Black Wood €70.
Weathering the Waves - 10 x 12 inches, 14 x 16 inches framed - White Wood €70.
On the Road to Portlaw - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35.or with plain black frame €70
Breakfast! - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35.or with plain black frame €70
Fetch - -10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Fox - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Ball Ball! Ball! 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
The Hunt -10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Ladybirds on red - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Ladybirds on Blue - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Madonna I - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Madonna II - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Icy escapades - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Winter Fun - 10 x 12 inches plastic wrap without frame €35 or with plain black frame €70
Below: Paper Paintings by Nicola Coady that found new homes.
A siege of Cranes - €150
Curraghmore House - €150
Sardine Surprise - €150
A Company of Gannets - €150
Tramore - €150
A parcel of oystercatchers - €150
Collage of Cats - €35
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Loons
oystercatchers
Loon in moonlight
At the races
