"sentry"
by Eileen MacDonagh
When I received an invitation to the Symposium in Konz I did some research on the area and discovered among other things that the Romans had been there. In the quarry I was attracted to the many long stones and I choose one of these for my sculpture. I always envisaged it as standing upright - a figure in the landscape, may be a soldier, a sentry, or even a Constantine.
For me once I have formulated an idea of what I want to make the most important and difficult thing is not always the actual physical making of the sculpture but finding a good site for it when it is made. I got a great opportunity to place my sculpture on a hill amongst the vineyards and like to think of it as a guardian of this wonderful landscape.
Eileen MacDonagh
Born in Geevagh, Co Sligo. From 1974 to 1979 School of Art, Regional Technical College, Sligo. Foundation Certificate in Visual Art and Diploma in Sculpture. From 1979 to 1980 Art Teachers Certificate,
Limerick School of Art & Design. From 1980 to 1986 Art Teacher, Dublin Vocational Education Committee.
From 1989 to 1990 living and working in Japan. Since 1982 participation in many sculpture symposiums in Europe, USA, Japan and India. Since 1980 winner of awards and prizes, since then also many solo exhibitions and group shows.