The Timekeeper
Earlier in the year I was commissioned under the Per Cent for Art scheme to create a sculpture for a secondary school in Drogheda Co....
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Sculpture in Context 2014
Sculpture in Context 2014 returns once again to the National Botanic Gardens, showcasing the work of Irish and international artists. It is
Tree Art for National Tree Week
Like every year on National Tree Week I like to do a tree related post. And as it is National Tree Week here in Ireland at the moment, I...
Turning old instruments into art!
So this is a post that will strike different ‘chords’ with different people. For some this is art, but others may see this as decimation...
Jeffrey Bale’s Mosaic Pilgrimage, a labour of love, a labour of pebbles!
Many of you may already be familiar with the work of Jeffery Bale, but for those of you who aren’t, I feel the need to share his work...
Once upon a fairytale garden
So it is a new year, and for many people 2012 is looking pretty bleak indeed. That is why I am re-posting this old post I did last...
This year for National Tree Week, why not let the trees do some art!!!
So it’s National Tree Week again here in Ireland! Last year in my post Grow our own chairs for national tree week, I instructed ye all to...
Artist Liu Bolin’s disappearance into the landscape.
Came across this amazing guy the other day. 37-year-old artist Liu Bolin, from Shandong, China camouflages himself into the environment....
Stone Woman, Thea Alvin
A while back while visiting Jan Johnsen landscape gardening blog ‘Serenity In The Garden‘ (a blog I highly recommend checking out if you...
The art of Stone Balancing
Real or Photoshopped? The first time I saw this photo I really didn’t know. I came across this photo a while back, it was posted on the...
M. C. Escher and the Chand Baori stepwell in India.
Hand with Reflecting Sphere by M. C. Escher 1935 Ever since my art teacher in school handed me a book depicting this picture by M. C....
The Plant Kingdom, a source for inspiration for sculptor Ruth Moilliet
The plant kingdom is a source of inspiration for all plant and garden lovers, and for UK artist Ruth Moilliet this is also very much the...
Art inspired landscape art. Sculptures by J. Seward Johnson
Between work, the fantastic summer were having so far and of course the world cup, I have had very little time for blogging in resent...
Shell House ‘Nautilus’ New Mexico
A few months back while researching for my post The Shell House at Ballymaloe Cookery School, I came across this very different and quite...
Stone Master, Lew French
When I first started working with stone back in my late teens, I quickly developed a passion for it. All of a sudden I started noticing...
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