Coral / Fungi

Ceramic water sculpture - 'Synthesis' by Michelle Maher. Shown here at Sculpture in Context 2016 at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by Fungi and Coral forms, it was sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to Cone 8. www.ceramicforms.com

Synthesis

Award winning ceramic water sculpture by Michelle Maher - Symmetry at Blarney Castle, Co. Cork. Inspired by Dahlia and Coral forms, it was sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln. Symmetry is now part of the permanent collection at Blarney Castle. www.ceramicforms.com

Symmetry

Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fauna or Flora? by Michelle Maher. Shown here at Sculpture in Context 2014 in The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. The piece was inspired by orange peel fungi, sea slugs and lettuce coral, it was hand sculpted and modelled in a crank clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com

Fauna or Flora?

Close-up. Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fusion by Michelle Maher, exhibited at Sculpture in Context 2010 at the The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. The piece is inspired by fungi and coral forms in nature and was sculpted in a crank stoneware clay body, fired to Cone 8 in an electric kiln. www.ceramicforms.com

Fusion

The Dahlia: Loud & Proud by Michelle Maher. This ceramic outdoor sculpture is inspired by the vitality of the Dahlia flower and is shown here in the river Tolka at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Sculpture in Context exhibition 2008. It was sculpted in a cranked clay body and high fired in an electric kiln. There are more than a 1,000 petals on this sculpture. www.ceramicforms.com

The Dahlia: Loud & Proud

Outdoor ceramic water sculpture - Puffballs: From the inside out by Michelle Maher. Shown here at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Sculpture in Context exhibition 2007. This sculpture is inspired by the internal structure of Puffball fungi and seascapes from the Burren in Co. Clare. They were hand sculpted and modelled in a grogged stoneware clay body and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Now part of the permanent collection at Blarney Castle. www.ceramicforms.com.

Puffballs: From the Inside Out

The Titan Arum: Behind every great man...outdoor ceramic sculpture by Michelle Maher. Shown here on exhibition at Sculpture in Context at Airfield House in 2005. Inspired by the largest flowering plant the Titan Arum. Hand built and modelled and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com

The Titan Arum

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Ceramic wall sculpture - 'The Space In Between' by Michelle Maher. Shown here at Sculpture in Context 2017 at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. It is inspired by the microscopic world of plant cells – in particular, vascular bundles in plant stems. Consisting of 106 pieces it was hand built in a cranked clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260 C. www.ceramicforms.com — Side View…one of my favourites
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