Marie Howet

Marie Howet was a Belgian painter who made many visits to Achill Island from 1929 to 1968. Captivated by the rugged landscape, she rose at the crack of dawn daily to paint at the many scenic spots including Keem, Keel, Dooagh, Dugort, Slievemore and Corrymore. Her beautiful paintings give us a unique insight into life on Achill during this time. Written by Mary J. Murphy, this book is beautifully designed and hand bound by Francis and Ham in their own unique style. 

Produced in limited edition, a postcard sized print from a painting of the Slievemore Road in Dooagh is included in the book.

Details: Hard cover, thread bound book containing 60 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Dimensions: 15.5cm x 20cm. 

Redfox Press is located in a small cottage on Achill Island overlooking Dugort Bay and Slievemore Mountain, in Co. Mayo, in the West of Ireland. Ham, along with her partner Francis, specialise in screenprinting, photography, and artist book production.

Each book is hand-bound with thread-binding and digitally printed by Ham and Francis in their cottage. They produce each book in limited quantity, to reduce waste.