Olive Green Short Glass Cylinder ireland I like sharp

I like sharp

the slowness and movement of walking are echoed in the repetition and rhythms of the making process making each a mindful and meditative practice

narrowing down the techniques in the process so the result is as simple as possible

Movement is introduced through blended aggregates and each vessel is a unique result of the process

all sorts of images are stored in my mind—they’re scattered and unorganised

Olive Green Short Glass Cylinder ireland I like sharpFor these glass vessels texture becomes the memory of process. They begin as drawings exploring emotion through mark making gesture and form. As the work transitions from drawing to clay moulds and then to glass a corrosion of the original occurs. The viewer is invited to touch to remember. To explore the surface landscape the glass recorded to gaze into and beyond the vessels walls absorb the colours and find the memory. Edmond Byrne on this piece