SplittingBorders

Hello! We are Sadhbh and Gary and we make all the art (in this shop anyway). Splitting Borders began life as a slice of life daily web comic. Sadhbh was travelling around Irish craft fairs manning tables with her mother's craft collective since she was a wee one. Marketeering became part of the fabric of life and Splitting Borders did its first independent zine fair early into its inception. We sold handmade zines, some with embroidered covers, we sold postcards and book marks. We went on to produce prints and soft sculptures from the work of the comic. Splitting Borders is the gateway into our personal art interests and expressions. It has opened the door to some great community based arts projects, theatre work and most recently to an animated short of one of our SB comic stories.

We have an ongoing interest and have developed our skills in handmade, craftsman-like creative techniques such as; pencil and ink drawings, fine art embroidery, classical animation and book-making. Our curiosity encompasses traditional artistic values and training with a will to experiment and try new techniques.

We met each other in a small Irish art college, where Gary studied animation and Sadhbh studied visual and textile art. We are still doing the same things, just together. Sadhbh has now written comics and been part of animated productions and Gary has illustrated for textiles and designed knitted architecture. Working together means more art, more influences and the opportunity to learn many new techniques. Our interest is expression and communication. We love to see how many ways we can say things through our work. You will find many forms of our expression here, they may be different but they all come from us.