I enjoy bringing textiles into my classroom and educational aspects into my art. I have great interest in psychology and working with the body. The focus of this project is a personal one. It looks at my own issues with sleep insomnia as a result of my anxiety.
“Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented – which is what fear and anxiety do to a person – into something whole” (Louise Bourgeois).
My belief is that through textiles I can make visual what it is like to suffer from such a disorder. This work is about my own experience and is a tool for opening up discussion. My work is a blanket displaying two contradicting states of mind. One side represents childhood and the simplicity of falling asleep, and the contrasting side portrays feelings of discomfort and distress.
![1. Blanket: Soft Side](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/b6e62d8d02-1711919010/1-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Blanket: Soft Side
![2. Tactile Samples](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/28ef9c6959-1711919010/2-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Tactile Samples
![3. Sleeping on Soft Surfaces](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/d078492779-1711919010/3-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Sleeping on Soft Surfaces
![4. Bedtime Stories](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/94e4282f46-1711919010/4-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Bedtime Stories
![5. Low Priorities](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/4e288fe745-1711919010/5-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Low Priorities
![6. Blanket: Harsh Side](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/23e2fb78c2-1711919010/6-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Blanket: Harsh Side
![7. I Count the Hours](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/9ec32989a3-1711919010/7-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- I Count the Hours
![8. Morning Alarms](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/7073fec7bc-1711919010/8-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Morning Alarms
![9. 1 Week: No Sleep](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/5db1d3ff25-1711919010/9-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- 1 Week: No Sleep
![10. Insomnia Illustrations](https://2020.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh/a8b4b07ad6-1711919010/10-of-10-aoife-mc-closkey-nic-bhloscaidh-1200x-q80.jpg)
- Insomnia Illustrations