Hi, I’m Susan Brambell, The Word Bird, a word art designer living and working in Greystones, Co Wicklow.  I create original word prints and Irish posters which I sell online and in galleries.  One of my first 'off the shelf' prints was ‘The Manky Map’ in which the outline of Ireland is made up of hundreds of local sayings and expressions. It was featured in the Irish Times supplement magazine in January 2014. I called it 'Vernacular Ireland' but it became better known as 'The Manky Map' and is one of the best selling prints of Irish slang. I now have over 90 designs which include a pint of Dublin Pub names, a guitar of Irish bands, a tent of Electric Picnic acts and a pair of jeans made up of the names of inspirational Irish women. Women, literature and Ireland would be my three main themes.  I sell my designs as rolled A3 prints, cards, mounted prints and framed prints. All my frames are wooden frames made in Co Wicklow.

​For many years I taught English and Drama full time in a south Dublin Comprehensive school and you can see the teacher in me in my pictures.  I now teach part time here in Greystones as well as working on my text art business.  I live in Greystones with my husband, three kids, two cats, three fish and Lulu, the dog.

​You can see my work on my
Website www.thewordbird.eu  
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewordbirdie/ 
Twitter https://twitter.com/susanbrambell  
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewordbirddesign/