Archive for: Microscopic

Ceramic water sculpture - 'Seeing Red' by Michelle Maher. Shown here at CONNECTED (2020) in Kilkenny Castle Gardens, Co. Kilkenny. Exhibition run by National Design & Craft Gallery. Inspired by patterns in nature, it was sculpted in a grogged clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to Cone 9. www.ceramicforms.com Social: @ceramicforms

Seeing Red

Ceramic wall sculpture - '120 degrees' by Michelle Maher. Shown here at Sculpture in Context 2018 at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. It is inspired by repeating polygon patterns we find in nature. The pieces were hand built & sculpted in a cranked clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260 C. www.ceramicforms.com

120°

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

The Space In Between

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 - Surface Tension by Michelle Maher. This ceramic sculpture was inspired by the science of bubbles and is shown here at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Sculpture in Context 2011. It was constructed using a grogged crank clay body and high fired to Cone 8 in an electric kiln. See www.ceramicforms.com

Surface Tension

Outdoor water-based ceramic sculpture 'Coccolithophores' by Michelle Maher at Sculpture in the Gardens 2010 at Brigit's Garden, Co. Galway. The piece was inspired by a microscopic algae organisms the Coccolithophore. www.ceramicforms.com

Coccolithophores

Award winning ceramic water sculpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot. Shown here in the pond at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. The piece is inspired by microscopic pollen grains - measured in nanometers these tiny grains are perhaps natures greatest sculptures. www.ceramicforms.com

Pollen Hotspot

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

Collaborative Public Art Project by ceramic artist Michelle Maher for the children's charity Barnardos. Working in collaboration with the children and staff we created an 8 meter long ceramic wall sculpture inspired by the Aurora Borealis, the local river Tolka and the science of bubbles. See www.ceramicforms.com

Barnardos Commission

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