Mythological & ethnographic

Set Design

Set decoration for the National Leprechaun Museum

2024-2025

In tandem with their role as a Seanchaí, performing stories from Irish folklore and mythology, Jo designed set transformations for the museum to mark each season of the 19th century Irish calendar.

These were created by sourcing vintage materials and foraging local plants, with a strong attention to ethnographic records.

Brideóg: beeswax, raffia, cloth, twine

Wren Boy

Yuletide

Imbolc

Samhain

Crown of the Holly King

Crown of the Oak King

Brigid

Holly, ivy, wren feathers, wire, mistletoe, mirror shards, oak branches, rushes

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