What’s the difference between what we call a mystery and what we call a nightmare? Awe and fear, and awe and horror, these things, they somehow live close to each other in us. 


“The difference between fear and awe is a matter of our eyes adjusting” - Terry Tempest Williams

PLACEHOLDER - process section

This is a place to add in some images and info about your process - if you wish to.

Colleen Connolly, her back to the camera, strolling through an open garden gate, foraging basket on her hip
A close-up of Colleen Connolly removing leaves from a eco printed scarf

Nature has been the impetus for change and growth in my life.

Fiber is scoured and mordanted in preparation to receive dye or be bundled and steamed to make a direct contact print from ethically harvested and grown plant material. Each piece gives voice to the individual plants and then evolves, changing over time, taking on new life as its beauty finds new hues.

Through my art I strive to share the joy and intrinsic nature of our surrounding place that we are lucky to call home.

Vibrant green leaves laid out in an arrangement, photographed from above
A close-up of Colleen Connolly's hands peeling up a leaf from a silk scarf