“Swimming a Long Way Together”
Book €18 / £16
Edited by Rosie Hermon
Designed by Peter Maybury
Over the past 4 years artist Vanessa Daws and curator Rosie Hermon have been working on “Swimming a Long Way Together” a project inspired by the 20th century pioneering swimmer Mercedes Gleitze as part of its wider celebration of swimming and swimming communities. This book interweaves photos and texts of performances and ideas that different people have contributed over the life of the project.
With text contributions from: Doloranda Pember, Philip Hoare, Steve Mentz, Anna Maria Mullally, Ronan Foley, Órla Mc Govern, Ruth Clinton, Libby Waters and Sophia Trewick.
Book dimensions: W 21.5cm x H 22.5cm 152 pages
Try the Paypal link below and if there’s a problem email me vanessadaws10@gmail.com. Postage is not included.
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Postage is €6 to anywhere in Ireland
Postage to the UK is €12.50
Postage to Europe €12.50 / €14
Postage to Australia and the US approx €20
Book pages
13SALWT Book
24SALWT Book
29SALWT Book
Framed Paintings
“Blue Overtone Storm”
Acrylic on Arches paper
24.5cm x 24.5cm
Framed €460
“Samphire Hoe”
Acrylic on Arches paper
24.5cm x 19cm
Framed €460
“Le Petit Blanc Nez”
Acrylic on Arches paper
24.5cm x 19cm
Framed €460
“A Deep Breath”
Acrylic on Arches paper
20cm x 28.5cm
Framed €470
“Compass”
Acrylic on Arches paper
24.5cm x 24.5cm
Framed €450
“Swimming Through”
O’Connell Bridge
Acrylic on Arches paper
28cm x 28cm
Framed | €450
Prints
Pigment prints printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm archive paper.
Contact me if you are interested in purchasing one vanessadaws10@gmail.com
“My Way to Wend”
€45
Paper dimensions: 25 cm x 25 cm
Printed area: 18 cm x 18 cm
Edition of 50
“Jellyfish”
€45
Paper dimensions: 25 cm x 25cm
Printed area: 18 cm x 18 cm
Edition of 50
“Bull Wall Sunset” February
€35
Paper dimensions: 29.7 cm x 21 cm
Printed area: 23 cm x 13 cm
“Snowy Day Swim”
Acrylic on rough edge water colour paper
Dimensions 105mm x 148mm
Sold
“Beyond Islands”
€45.00
Paper dimensions: 25 x 25 cm
Printed area: 18 x 18 cm
Edition size 50
“Selkie”
€45.00
Paper dimensions: 29 x 21 xm
Printed area: 23 x 14 cm
Edition size 50
“Ocean”
Below is a slide show of 13 drawings that I was commissioned to make for Steve Mentz’s new book “Ocean” 2019 as part of the Bloomsbury Press ‘Object Lesson’ series. The drawings were created from underwater and swimming footage I have gathered through the years, each drawing represented a chapter in the book and the titles reference these chapters.
Price per print is €45.00
Paper dimensions: 25 x 25 cm
Printed area: 18 x 18 cm
Edition size 100
The Baths’ taken at the Clontarf Baths, Dublin.
The prints cost €30.00
Paper dimensions: 21 cm x 29.7 cm
Printed area: 13.5 cm x 21 cm
I make small books from my art projects.
The books are the same size as the Dublin Tide Timetable 10cm/12.5cm.
They cost €8 without postage
Below are the PDF links to the books.
“17 Bridges” 2018 17 Bridges
“What is a Lake?” 2016 What is a Lake?
“Psychoswimography: Sanata Barbara” 2015 Psychoswimography Santa Barbara
“Lambay Swim a collaborative journey” 2014 Lambay Swim – a collaborative Journey
This book I made of the 1st Lambay Swim before I realised that this was to become a trilogy of swims to about and around Lambay Island. This 1st swim was swam in a relay with the sea swimming community from Malahide.
“Swimming in Ballycroy” 2013 Swimming in Ballycroy
“The History of the Slippery Pole” 2013 The History of the Slippery Pole
“This is your normal” 2012 This is your normal
“Yard Pool” 2020
Acrylic on watercolour paper.
Sold
“Yard Pool”
€45.00
Paper dimensions: 25 x 25 cm
Printed area: 18 x 18 cm
Edition size 50
Below is a selection of photographic image pigment prints.
This section is currently being updated.
Dimensions vary, approx A4 size
