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Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Skull

I took the decorated and glazed skull out of the klin, I really like it

met Frank at the railway station in Limerick to do a bit of painting

Saturday, 24 August 2013

Evil Kittens

I glazed my evil kitten bowl it looks nice. I also fired the skull to bisque, I might leave it at that

Went diving yesterday and brought back these urchin shells, they are nice. The sort of thing a ceramicist would like. Was joined by a dolphin for a half hour while diving he came right up and held his eye up aginst my mask and stared into my eye,quite weird

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Cresent College memorial trophy

I've finished this ,in as much as the 2 figures and base are done. I dont know wheather to try and assemble them before firing , after 1st firing before applying slip or at the very end? >

Thursday, 24 January 2013

finished ceramic elective

This is it .This is what I'm presenting after my 2 week elective in ceramics. It was great fun we got a stack done. I,m working 2 or 3 days a week so I am only present half the time. I'm very greatfull to Kirean and Elaine who went out of their way to make sure I didn't miss out.The stuff I did is mostley based on the River Shannon between O,Briens bridge and Killalloe, things I've seen and done above and below the water.

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Monday, 14 January 2013

Hairy Pie

I made this in ceramics today.Its ment to be a female torso with hair growing inside ( dont ask me why . I honestly never give a moments thought to what anything in art means) I showed it to a fellow student and she thought it was a male torso and looking at it again it does look quite masculine, now , maybe I'm say something after all or maybe I'm just not good at doing women !I think thats right, art should be ambigous

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Suicide Tree

I made this today, its a depressing Christmass tree for those who can't face the festive season

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Stations; Finished project

I've finished my project and put up 3 pieces in the corridoor outside the canteen. These and the Jesus's in the glass case is about it. If its about any thing, its about symbolism in religious art and my self as a child. As a small child growing up in England I used to stay during the summer with my grand parents in Cobh.Their house was dark and full of holy statues and pictures.I found them mysterious, simultanously scary and comforting .As I grew up this mystery disapeared the world became more mundane . These pieces with their made up symbolism are an effort to put the mystery and wonder back. I think A lot of things , once explained loose their magic. This is true of Bob Dylan lyrics and almost all surealest art as well as religious art. it's like horror movies when you realise the alien is just a man in a rubber suit the illusion is broken. its best just to suggest rather than show too much

Friday, 26 October 2012

Evil bird god and the Anguished mothers

I've made some companons for the bird headed god . They look very distressed I havent decided why yet , other than the god is malevolent. i might leave the dead babies out if I make full size versions I dont think I have any paticular point to make with then , they are just gratuitously grusome

with thanks agian to Liz for modeling

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