Tory is an abstract artist based in the beautiful West of Ireland. She studied fashion design in NCAD and worked across many design disciplines, including fashion, textile print design and interiors for many years. Her textile prints were hand drawn and handpainted and her love for paint was reestablished during this time in her career.
Now she paints daily, is drawn to the freedom of the medium and the opportunity it provides to feel truely connected to herself.
She references her own experience of her life in the West and describes emotions, memories and dreams in her own abstract language.
'I want to make work that can't be walked past, something that captivates and mesmerises.'
She believes the positive and uplifting effect painting has on her is transferable and that the work can bring light and happiness to the viewer and enrich their lives.
Is ealaíontóir teibí í Tory atá lonnaithe in iarthar álainn na hÉireann. Rinne sí staidéar ar dhearadh faisin in NCAD agus d'oibrigh sí i go leor disciplíní dearaidh ar feadh blianta fada, lena n-áirítear faisin, dearadh priontaí teicstíle agus dearthóireacht intí. Bhí a priontaí teicstíle tarraingthe de láimh agus péinteáilte de láimh, agus athbhunaíodh a grá don phéint le linn na tréimhse sin ina gairm.
Anois péinteálann sí gach lá, tarraingítear í chuig saoirse an mheáin agus an deis a thugann sé di bheith fíor-nasctha léi féin.
Tagraíonn sí dá taithí féin ar an saol in iarthar na hÉireann agus cuireann sí mothúcháin, cuimhní agus brionglóidí in iúl ina teanga theibí féin.
'Ba mhaith liom saothar a chruthú nach féidir siúl thart air, rud éigin a mheallann agus a chuireann draíocht ort.'
Creideann sí go bhfuil an tionchar dearfach agus ardaitheach a bhíonn ag péintéireacht uirthi inaistrithe, agus gur féidir leis an saothar solas agus sonas a thabhairt don breathnóir agus a saol a shaibhriú.