I'm an independent graphic recorder/illustrator/creative workshop facilitator based in Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland

After graduating from International Development and Food Policy (BSc) in 2013, where I gained an understanding of the big issues facing humanity, I wondered what my role would be in addressing these issues. I realised that storytelling is a powerful tool for change so I went on to study Graphic Design and Illustration so I could tell important stories visually

Around this time, I discovered the art of Graphic Recording, which involves listening to the ideas being presented at a conference or workshop and translating them into a striking visual record. This work takes me to interesting places and, since 2016, I've worked all over Ireland and internationally capturing a diverse range of topics with my markers or an Ipad. You can see some of the clients I have worked with below. Right now I am most inspired to work with organisations around topics of climate action, sustainability, food sovereignty, human rights and global citizenship.

I can't stop signing up for courses and during the pandemic I did a level 5 course in Permaculture (sustainable horticulture) and a certificate in Arts in Group Facilitation. I am also very involved with a voluntary tree planting group in Cork called Trees Please as well as CECAS in Leap where I have my own workspace. In recent years I’ve started to deliver creative nature workshops, usually centred around trees. In my free time…I don’t have any free time!

If you would like to work with me, get in touch! 


Hazel Hurley

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