Niamh • 13 • Roscommon

12-15 Category   •  2026
During Storm Darragh in January of last year, a tree at the bottom of our lane fell down and had to be cut up and moved out of the way. This tree had been there since my house was first built, and had nearly been cut down before before my dad stopped it from happening, so I was kind of sad when it fell. When I was helping to move the wood from tree inside our garage, I found this one particular log that looked a bit like a tree stump, so, being the artist I am, I brought it inside, let it dry, and began to work on this piece: ‘ Nature’s Peace.’ I spent weeks sculpting little pieces for this artwork, like the little frog and his fishing rod, a mushroom cottage, and a little pond and waterfall. I fixed up a few things on it for this competition, and am very happy with it. The theme of this artwork is how beautiful nature is and the peace we can get from being outside and enjoying it. Some of my favourite memories are playing outside with my family and friends. This piece was made with air dry clay, Acrylic paint and , of course, the log from the tree.