Here is the artwork and below is a sheet of the printed stamps.
It was certainly a big thrill to see my work reproduced as a stamp, and to think that they were being seen and used by millions of people.
I revisited both of these legends in the book The Names upon the Harp by Marie Heaney.
7 comments:
that's beautiful!
I have that book and the artwork contained within is just fantastic .
Cheers .
Hi Valentina and Simon
Many thanks
PJ
What a treat to discover your blog. Many thanks for sharing. Wonderful work.
wow this was nice to see again..
the character that is portraying oisin there is actually my brother.
i remember him going to do this
I'm wheezing in excitement! I only stumbled across this blog page specifically because a friend in Japan sent me some limited edition stamps, and I was trying to find a picture online of the Oisin and Niamh set I still have safely tucked away in a photo-album-doubling-as-stamp-collection-book from when I was something like 8 years old (I'm afraid I don't remember when the set came out but I remember begging my mother to purchase it for me at the GPO) because I was too lazy to dig it out and take a photo.
I'm 24 now, and I'd like to thank you for all your beautiful artwork. They gave me great joy as a child. I have your Children of Lir set as well.
Hi Tua Cathach and Midgar-skyline
I am so glad you like the work and that the stamps made that kind of impression on you as a child.
I wish they would ask me to do some more stamps....I will certainly pos if they do.
Best regards
PJ
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