This piece investigates the thistle as subject matter, taking inspiration from the patterns and the repetition of its plant shapes. Exploring the density of forms while allowing spaces for release and infusions of colour.  The thistle follows its own rhythm growing nomadically, pushing its familiar shapes into empty spaces, and protecting the wild.  

Judy Lawler is a visual artist from County Kildare whose studio practice is rooted in the Wicklow Hills. A graduate of TU Dublin and CCAD Cork, she studied Fine Art Painting and Art Textiles— disciplines that continue to shape her layered, process-driven approach. Her visual language is inspired by the structured beauty and psychological pull of pattern, drawing on influences such as Islamic art, M.C. Escher, William Morris, and Koloman Moser. She regularly submits her work to exhibitions and has pieces in both public and private collections.