Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
I took inspiration for this month’s cover illustration from the upcoming referendum on altering/removing the woman’s place as being in the home in our constitution.
F or this month’s cover, I tried to reflect the atmosphere, stories, and snippets of conversations I had at the Liberty Market in Meath Street, Dublin 8 with Liberties residents like Joseph Sweeney, who is shown here.
T his illustration is inspired by the botanic gardens in Glasnevin. It is one of my favourite places to go in Dublin, where one can escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
This cover is inspired by that popular city summertime activity drinking cans at the canal, and it also highlights the very bad craic that some people still take part in – throwing their rubbish into the canal when they’re finished.
M y name is Sarah Bowie and I’m a watcher. Nobody on Dublin Bus is safe from me and my prying eyes. Great thing is, most people are on their phones ALL the time, so they don’t notice me gawping. It’s magic.
This month’s cover is inspired by the new Luas Cross City line, imagining future public transport services in Dublin and how I feel about commuting as a cyclist today – anxious!
This cover is Cyan Ryan’s homage to the passing of the seasons, and the welcoming of the winter time. Ryan is a 24-year-old designer who works in a variety of areas, from illustration to motion design. He has a strong interest in colour and shapes and using these elements to depict moods. You can re
This month’s cover is “Night Chips” by Ruan van Vliet, featuring a leprechaun busker-guy taking a break from his arduous duties to indulge in his hard-earned, greasy “pot o’gold”. Synthesizing aesthetics of counter-cultural comics, children’s TV and shambolic/naive/folk artworks is Ruan’s thing. Th
