2022. Glazed and unglazed ceramic. 15 x 15.5 inches.

Calm Leaidí: A sea smooth as a plate, so rare as to be called Leaidí, a term of affection. Réaltbhuíon: constellation, from réalta (star) and buíon (band, company, troop).

This piece is part of my ongoing series, Focail Farraige, based on old Irish words related to the sea. Read more about the series here.

2022. Glazed Ceramic. 9 x 6 inches.

Clíodhna is a goddess queen in Irish folklore, often associated with County Cork and (by some accounts) notable Cork figures, such as Irish revolutionary Michael Collins. Details of the story vary, but she is said to have been taken by a wave in Glandore Habour and the tide there is now known as Tonn Chlíodhna, "Clíodhna's Wave."

This piece is part of my ongoing series, Focail Farraige, based on old Irish words related to the sea. Read more about the series here.

2022. Glazed ceramic. 13x9 inches.

Calm Leaidí: A sea smooth as a plate, so rare as to be called Leaidí, a term of affection. Donn: brown. 

This piece is part of my ongoing series, Focail Farraige, based on old Irish words related to the sea. Read more about the series here.

2022. Glazed and unglazed ceramic. 8 x 8 inches.

Sabhann - female crab.

This piece is part of my ongoing series, Focail Farraige, based on old Irish words related to the sea. Read more about the series here.

2023