Jane Carkill is an illustrator and textile designer based in Kilfenora, West Clare. She studied Fine Art Textiles at the School of Design and Creative Arts in Atlantic Technological University. She is fascinated by natural ephemeral beauty and intricate detail and combines a love of folklore, narration, myth and story with a precise style of illustration to capture an essence in nature that is both magical and nostalgic. Flora and fauna are the ultimate inspiration for her work, which work portrays the distinctive elements and characteristics of her everyday experience in the countryside.
