Welcome to Foxglove Lane Studio
"My photography explores intimacy, vulnerability and the mystery of time passing. By capturing light and shade, through a lens, I have always felt more deeply the love and loss of life and land."
Suddenly it’s winter again
Suddenly it’s winter. A time I savour. The inclination is to hibernate, pause, mull over stuff. It’s a time for saying no. A time to rest. A time to enjoy […]
Challenging invisibility by making an exhibition of yourself
It’s all still sinking in. The hard work, the experience of exhibiting, the aftermath. Because I work in an alone space it shocked me on the night of the […]
Dear Patti Smith
My friends! This is a repost from one year ago. It’s always relevant! I am still a bit overwhelmed from the exhibition and the work coming out of […]
How an exhibition creates connections
It’s been a while, my friends. To be honest I have been quite overwhelmed by the preparation, building and opening of the exhibition. When people ask me if I’m […]
Sneak peek behind the scenes of my exhibition
To say I’m freaking out would be a slight exaggeration. Let’s just say the reality is sinking in….. Back in the Spring the idea of an exhibition […]
The Copper Coast of County Waterford
Annestown, Knockane, Benvoy, Boatstrand, Kilmurrin, Bonmahon, Tra na mBó, Ballydowane, this was my journey today. I’ve been thinking about starting a section on this blog to highlight some […]
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On a rainy Sunday in 2011 I posted a photo on the first Foxglove Lane Blog. Since then I've been a regular photoblogger. When you subscribe, you will get an occasional update to your inbox and a downloadable Guide to practicing Photography with Heart.
Catherine Drea is a contemplative photographer, writer and facilitator who lives down a long green lane beside a small lake, in County Waterford, Ireland.
The Foxglove Lane Blog has won a number of Irish Blog Awards for photography, including Best Photography Blog 2018. Find out more about Catherine here
You can buy signed prints of any image on this site or in the Galleries printed here in the Foxglove Lane Studio, up to A2 size and they can be posted anywhere within a few days. Please contact Catherine here.
