Welcome to my website and thank you for visiting.

I received a B.A (Hons) (1:1) in Design in Textiles from the CCAM (Centre for Creative Arts & Media), GMIT in 2013. I worked in, the area of, community arts for several years after graduating from art college and was awarded a Diploma in Community Development Practice (1:1) from NUIG.

I then focused my creative practice on book illustration and my first picture book for children ‘The Horse, the Stars and the Road’, which I wrote and illustrated, was published by Little Island in September 2022.

Here is the link to my publisher’s page: https://www.littleisland.ie/products/the-horse-the-stars-and-the-road

Since publication, I have taken part in children’s literature festivals and programmes- and do book events with schools and libraries.

I also take part in different ‘arts in schools’ residencies-as a visiting artist to primary schools.

I am on the panel of Poetry Ireland’s Writers in Schools-to view my profile or to make a booking please go to: https://www.poetryireland.ie/education-engagement/directory-writers-schools/lucy-kelly-desmond

For more information on book related events, please go to the ‘Children’s Book Event’s Page