The child maketh the man - a truism on two levels. As adults we are shaped by the experiences of our childhood just as the history of our forefathers shapes our lives and the world around us.

This is the premise of Ethna Brogan's work, from relaying Celtic folklore tales of magical fairy trees and landscapes from her rural childhood, to the Family tree wall-hangings often commissioned as family heirlooms and the contemporary textile art with abstract origins from the Book of Kells to the Ogham inscriptions of her Celtic forefathers.

Ethna Brogan is recognised as being one of Northern Ireland's leading contemporary textile artists producing sophisticated pieces steeped in cultural significance.