Guckian’s ability to bring people together to celebrate our land, nature, communities, and culture echoes the timeless spirit of our Irish ancestors.
Michael D. Higgins
About Sparks from the Flagstones
Lepus Print published the celebrated first edition of Sparks from the Flagstones: Irish Folk Traditions & Calendar Customs, a book for all ages beautifully and joyfully illustrated by Andrea Rossi.
Sparks from the Flagstones vividly brings Irish folk traditions and calendar customs to life. Edwina Guckian also shares treasured personal memories and experiences of familiar and not-so-familiar folk beliefs, cures and superstitions, along with traditions related to the seasonal fire-festival and quarter-day celebrations at Samhain, Imbolc, Bealtaine and Lúnasa.
Now a treasured collector’s item, the 2024 Lepus Print edition won the Silver Award in the Book Printer of the Year category at the 45th Irish Print Awards.
About Edwina Guckian and Andrea Rossi
Edwina Guckian is a Sean-nós dancer, choreographer and author rooted in her home county of Leitrim. She founded Áirc Damhsa, a culture club where she has taught Sean-nós and other Irish traditional dance to children for over two decades.
Andrea Rossi is a Brazilian artist and illustrator based in Galway. She has held solo and group exhibitions to coincide with the Westport Art Festival, Clifden Arts Festival and Féile na Ceardlainne. She is also a member of Cúl an Tí, a non-profit contemporary artist group based in the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht region of Cois Fharraige.
Guckian’s ability to bring people together to celebrate our land, nature, communities, and culture echoes the timeless spirit of our Irish ancestors.
Michael D. Higgins
About Sparks from the Flagstones
Lepus Print published the celebrated first edition of Sparks from the Flagstones: Irish Folk Traditions & Calendar Customs, a book for all ages beautifully and joyfully illustrated by Andrea Rossi.
Sparks from the Flagstones vividly brings Irish folk traditions and calendar customs to life. Edwina Guckian also shares treasured personal memories and experiences of familiar and not-so-familiar folk beliefs, cures and superstitions, along with traditions related to the seasonal fire-festival and quarter-day celebrations at Samhain, Imbolc, Bealtaine and Lúnasa.
Now a treasured collector’s item, the 2024 Lepus Print edition won the Silver Award in the Book Printer of the Year category at the 45th Irish Print Awards.
About Edwina Guckian and Andrea Rossi
Edwina Guckian is a Sean-nós dancer, choreographer and author rooted in her home county of Leitrim. She founded Áirc Damhsa, a culture club where she has taught Sean-nós and other Irish traditional dance to children for over two decades.
Andrea Rossi is a Brazilian artist and illustrator based in Galway. She has held solo and group exhibitions to coincide with the Westport Art Festival, Clifden Arts Festival and Féile na Ceardlainne. She is also a member of Cúl an Tí, a non-profit contemporary artist group based in the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht region of Cois Fharraige.
