27 November- Tuam Christmas Markets

Handmade Textile Artwork

Karena Ryan is a Galway artist. She designs and hand makes each piece in her studio on the Wild Atlantic Way.

She combines free motion embroidery , hand embroidery and beading to create her unique textile artwork

that often feature words that are manually typed using her vintage typewriter.

She draws inspiration from Irish poetry, literature, music and the Irish coastline.

Irish tweed, Aran knit, hand dyed linens, vintage fabric and silks are her favourite to work with

as they hold a certain narrative and add a touch of nostalgia to each hand made artwork.

Karena is passionate about creating sustainably and this is reflected in her artwork and her packaging.