{"title":"Salvatore of Lucan and Megan Nolan Walsh","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003eThe National Gallery of Ireland Shop is delighted to present a special scarf collaboration between artist Salvatore of Lucan and Designer Megan Nolan Walsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003eCreated by two old friends from Lucan, this project began as a simple idea to make something together and grew into a pair of striking, limited\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif;\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003eedition designs connected to Salvatore's commissioned portrait of Irish football legend Paul McGrath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003eThese scarves celebrate friendship, creativity and the joy of making something new together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSalvatore of Lucan (b. 1994) is a contemporary Irish artist whose work often reads like a vivid, surreal diary of his own life. Born Salvatore Fullam, he adopted his moniker in 2018 to reflect his Irish and Bangladeshi heritage. His paintings blend humour, sincerity and a touch of melodrama, inviting viewers into moments of everyday embarrassment, tenderness and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAbout the Designer:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMegan Nolan Walsh is a Dublin based artist and fashion designer known for blending traditional Irish heritage with vibrant, contemporary club energy. She gained prominence for her handcrafted woven garments- especially her signature Claddagh scarves- and her inclusive designs for all shapes, sizes and the queer community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"paul-mcgrath-scarf","title":"Paul McGrath 'God' Scarf","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe God scarf takes inspiration from Salvatore’s portrait of Paul McGrath, unveiled at the National Gallery in 2025. In the painting, McGrath’s face is gently obscured as a gesture of respect and humility. For the scarf, Salvatore chose the word “God”, the nickname given to McGrath by Aston Villa fans, and worked in the club’s iconic claret and blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the artist's own words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I wanted to make a sort of minimal or humble football scarf, When I painted McGrath I obscured his face, this was meant as a symbolic gesture of respecting his space and a reference to his humility and humbleness and at time his reclusiveness, I thought putting his name on it wouldn’t be the right thing and so I decided to put the humble word ‘God’ on instead. This, the nickname given to him by the adoring Aston Villa fans during his time there. And then the colours were decided for me. It was going to be an Aston Villa scarf and it would be the famous claret and blue.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable now in store and online alongside the Handball Claddagh scarf in two colourways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95% Acrylic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5% Elastane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in EU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandwash Only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megan Nolan Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62768178889053,"sku":"NGI-4782","price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0440\/9016\/3354\/files\/20260607_100228846_iOS.jpg?v=1782206768"},{"product_id":"football-claddagh-scarf","title":"Handball Claddagh Scarf Green and Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe National Gallery of Ireland Shop is delighted to present this scarf collaboration between Salvatore of Lucan and Megan Nolan Walsh. It consists of three designs, each of which are connected to Salvatore's commissioned portrait of footballing legend Paul McGrath. This is the Handball Claddagh scarf, a take on Megan's original Claddagh scarf design but with a football twist. In the artist's own words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I remember the first time I saw Megan's claddagh scarf design and how perfect I thought it was, So basically, I picked the lowest hanging fruit and decided to see if I could do a football version of it. Low hanging fruit still tastes the same like. I started sticking graph paper together and made a scale model and started drawing the “football claddagh\" in black premo on tracing paper and layering on colours using acetate and posca markers. I really enjoyed the process. Initially I tried using football boots instead of hands, a football instead of a heart and a football goal and net instead of the crown but this did not work. I decided it was going to have to be hands to make it look in anyway chic so i designed a ‘handball claddagh’ realising that alternating yellow and red cards could work and would be in the spirit of Megan’s original design”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable now in store and online alongside the Paul McGrath 'God' Scarf and the Handball Claddagh scarf in orange and pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95% Acrylic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5% Elastane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in EU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandwash Only\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megan Nolan Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62768185377117,"sku":"NGI-4783","price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0440\/9016\/3354\/files\/1_55ff367e-1559-4f39-b988-6761d8b3c15a.png?v=1782217659"},{"product_id":"football-claddagh-scarf-orange-and-pink","title":"Handball Claddagh Scarf Orange and Pink","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Handball Claddagh scarf reimagines Megan’s original claddagh motif through a football lens. Salvatore experimented with scale models, tracing paper and layered colour to create a playful “football claddagh”, eventually realising that alternating yellow and red cards would carry the spirit of the design while keeping it chic and graphic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the artist's own words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I remember the first time I saw Megan's claddagh scarf design and how perfect I thought it was, So basically, I picked the lowest hanging fruit and decided to see if I could do a football version of it. Low hanging fruit still tastes the same like. I started sticking graph paper together and made a scale model and started drawing the “football claddagh\" in black premo on tracing paper and layering on colours using acetate and posca markers. I really enjoyed the process. Initially I tried using football boots instead of hands, a football instead of a heart and a football goal and net instead of the crown but this did not work. I decided it was going to have to be hands to make it look in anyway chic so i designed a ‘handball claddagh’ realising that alternating yellow and red cards could work and would be in the spirit of Megan’s original design”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable now in store and online alongside the Paul McGrath 'God' Scarf and the Handball Claddagh scarf in green and blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95% Acrylic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5% Elastane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in EU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandwash Only\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megan Nolan Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62768215163229,"sku":"NGI-4784","price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0440\/9016\/3354\/files\/7.png?v=1782217503"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.nationalgallery.ie\/collections\/salvatore-of-lucan-and-megan-nolan-walsh.oembed","provider":"National Gallery of Ireland Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}