Artist Spotlight: Ireland Dollar
Artist Spotlight: Ireland Dollar
For many college students, the path to graduation is a winding one. This is a time for discovering new interests and developing new skills. In leaving, the road college students find themselves on often differs from the one they initially planned. This is where aspiring artist/designer Ireland Dollar finds herself.
There was never a point in Ireland’s life where art didn’t interest her. As a kid, she always enjoyed drawing. As she got older, Ireland took up painting and experimented with different mediums; she particularly enjoyed doing acrylic pours. It wasn’t until she started attending Hanover College that she took her first art class.
Going into college, she planned on becoming a doctor and began work on a psychology major. Then she took her first art course, photography, and was hooked. It was something she not only enjoyed, but excelled at. Hungry for more, she followed up photography with printmaking and graphic design. As graduation draws near, she sees printmaking and graphic design as ways to combine her psychology major with her passion for art.
Drawing inspiration from an eclectic mix of artists and styles, including Salvador Dali’s surrealism, Andy Warhol’s use of layers and colors, Nan Goldin’s beautification of the ugly, and Robert Beatty’s trippy album artwork, Ireland finds her own work gravitating towards neo-psychedelic designs. Her prints, whether it’s wall art or shirt designs, regularly combine sharp, jagged lines with vibrant colors.
If you would like to see more of Ireland’s work, or if you would like to commission a design, check out her website dollarireland.wixsite.com/dismaltrip. You can also find her on Instagram.
For many college students, the path to graduation is a winding one. This is a time for discovering new interests and developing new skills. In leaving, the road college students find themselves on often differs from the one they initially planned. This is where aspiring artist/designer Ireland Dollar finds herself.
There was never a point in Ireland’s life where art didn’t interest her. As a kid, she always enjoyed drawing. As she got older, Ireland took up painting and experimented with different mediums; she particularly enjoyed doing acrylic pours. It wasn’t until she started attending Hanover College that she took her first art class.
Going into college, she planned on becoming a doctor and began work on a psychology major. Then she took her first art course, photography, and was hooked. It was something she not only enjoyed, but excelled at. Hungry for more, she followed up photography with printmaking and graphic design. As graduation draws near, she sees printmaking and graphic design as ways to combine her psychology major with her passion for art.
Drawing inspiration from an eclectic mix of artists and styles, including Salvador Dali’s surrealism, Andy Warhol’s use of layers and colors, Nan Goldin’s beautification of the ugly, and Robert Beatty’s trippy album artwork, Ireland finds her own work gravitating towards neo-psychedelic designs. Her prints, whether it’s wall art or shirt designs, regularly combine sharp, jagged lines with vibrant colors.
If you would like to see more of Ireland’s work, or if you would like to commission a design, check out her website dollarireland.wixsite.com/dismaltrip. You can also find her on Instagram.