My name is Ailbhe Wheatley and I am a wandering writer and visual artist from Ireland.

Inspired by journeys both inside and out, figures of speech and creatures of all kinds, my work reflects a love of play. It is influenced by my childhood growing up in rural Ireland, and experiences of living in community across various corners of the world. I have a BA in English Literature and a Masters in Authorial Illustration from Falmouth, Cornwall. My background and interest in yoga teaching and philosophy informs my artistic practice, which explores themes of interrelationship and embodiment. When I paint I am poised, swept into the colours, waiting for that tiny moment of affirmation when the world makes sense again. My visual practice is a way to dream or reimagine an ideal, but it is never too far away from the senses.  The basis of my practice is storytelling. This is a multidisciplinary practice incorporating poetry, drawing, movement, photography, performance and.. listening. Creation becomes a means of peeling back the layers, an experience drawn through imagination.  These ‘picture stories’ are observation of that eternal landscape— the beat within, a path misplaced, a door disclosed, a footprint in some forgotten place.

My debut memoir 'Sky Ground Sky’ was published in May 2026. It is a secret book that emerged over the course of eight years, written from the outskirts of my life. Combining poetry, essay, present-moment reflection and childhood perception, the book shapeshifts and time travels through various terrains of memory, body and mind.