Eileen Morey is a third-generation artist whose work covers a wide range of media and subjects.
Her artistic roots run deep. Her mother, Muriel Bernier – a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art – created the artwork for Disney’s Fantasyland board game, among many other projects.
Eileen’s father, William Bernard Morey, was a photographer.
Growing up in Massachusetts – and in a household where art was an everyday activity – Eileen understood that art could be both imaginative and well made.
She studied theatre arts at Colby Junior College (now Colby-Sawyer College) and history through Harvard University’s Extension School. Later, she earned an Archaeological Illustrator Certificate from Boston University.
That blend of the arts + history continues to inform her work.
Eileen has lived in eight U.S. states and traveled extensively in Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. You’ll see evidence of those cultural influences in her art.
Her creative projects have included wearable art, zines, mixed-media work, and – in the era of GeoCities and Yahoo!Groups -she founded some of the earliest online art communities.
As Aisling D’Art, she’s taught art at many national and international events, including Artfest, Art & Soul, and Dragon Con. She’s also published several hand-drawn coloring books, and maintains a popular art website at Aisling.net.
Today, Eileen’s continuing experimental and genre-defying work still bears the name Aisling D’Art.
She uses her real name for her fine art: paintings, wall pieces, and photography exhibited in galleries and private collections, often recognized with awards.
Now, she is embracing an even bolder, more open chapter in her pursuit of art and creative self-expression.
She’s finding answers in her past. They include the value of friendships, communities, and shared realities. The importance of communication – including the arts – as a path to understanding.
She lives and works with her husband, Todd, who – over the past 20+ years – has enthusiastically supported every step of her creative journey. It’s the happily-ever-after she’s always aspired to.
For her most recent projects, as well as behind-the-scenes reflections, she posts at Substack: Art and Other Things, merging both her fine art and experimental works.
Eileen’s other PROJECTS… and names
Since age 14, Eileen has worked as a freelance artist, designing everything from public library decor to the earliest Star Trek convention brochures.
In Los Angeles, in the 1970s, Eileen (as Eileen Newton) was a student – and then a staff member – at the innovative art school, Mission: Renaissance, under the guidance of founder Larry Gluck.
Since the mid-1990s, using the online name of “Aisling D’Art,” she’s recognized as one of the founders of today’s art journaling movement.
Likewise, she was among the very earliest bloggers in the Open Pages era.
Eileen has created book covers and illustrations – fine art and photographs – for publishers including Chilton, Schiffer, Sterling, New Forest, and Dorling Kindersley.
Her quilts, wall hangings, and figures have been featured at these galleries and shops:
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Today, Eileen creates fine art under her own name, while continuing to use the Aisling D’Art for her
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Eileen was a juried member of EBSQ Plus, from its earliest days. Her other memberships have included: York Art Association (ME), Concord Art Association (MA), International Plein Air Painters, and NH Plein Air.
HER NAME
Her childhood name was Eileen Morey. That’s when she was began finding her creative voice. It more fully emerged in her 20s and early 30s, when – after marrying a California farmer – her name changed to Eileen Newton. (That’s the name her Los Angeles friends – many from CCLA – will recognize.)
In a later marriage, she began using the Irish spelling, “Eibhlin,” instead of “Eileen.” It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now – many years after that stifling marriage ended – and with the support of her current (of 20+ years) husband – she’s returning to her maiden name.
For Eileen, it’s a statement of authenticity, and a return to the values she cherishes.