We invite you to check out the 12 winning artworks in the ‘gallery’ below, where we’ll be sharing one a day over the upcoming weeks. Below each artwork is its title, along with a short description as provided by the artist. We think you’ll agree that they’re all fantastic!
After receiving an overwhelming 1,200+ entries, we created a shortlist of ‘commended’ artworks. From these, we’d like to announce that we have chosen 11 artworks based on the judges recommendations, and we are also revealing a ‘Founders Choice’ selection, for a total of 12 artworks that were converted to postcards.
You can purchase these on our Etsy shop here! 100% of funds from sales go directly towards the initiative.
Aoife Burnett (16)
Spiky Hedgehog
Ireland
Annabel Needham (8)
The Puffin
Ireland
Jennifer Wilson (13)
Blue Tit Collage
Ireland
A collage of a blue tit, using bits of magazine and paper.
Anna Bennis (5)
Beautiful Butterflies and Moths
Ireland
Nephtalié Kinzenga (14)
Pheasant
Ireland
A bird, mixed media.
Amelie Metcalfe (8)
One Summer’s Eve
Ireland
One summer’s evening, a deer was walking through the woods, just as the sun was setting.
Euan Farrell (9)
Bee in the Burren
Ireland
A bumblebee flies over limestone pavement and gentians.
Odhran Bates Fallon (6)
Angler Fish
Ireland
Abeeha Syed (10)
The Blue Heron
Ireland
The blue heron in the long grass, beside a lake.
Gabriella da Silva (11)
Free
Ireland
Me enjoying the beautiful trees and woodland animals of our wild Ireland.
Edward Mulcahy (7)
The Kingfisher
Ireland
This bird is very fast.
Noah Farrell (6)
Busy Bobby the Bee
Ireland
Bobby the bee flies happily amongst the daisies.
You can check out the names of the competition winners in the image below. And, keep your eyes open for a special showcase of the shortlisted, ‘highly commended’, entries!
Big congratulations to the 12 winners of our 2016 Irish competition, and thank you to everyone who took part… we were blown away not only be everyone’s artistic talents, but also in the care taken to depict the beauty, magnificence, and wonder of Ireland’s biodiversity.
The Wild Postcard Project 