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Glazing, studio process shot of ceramic outdoor sculpture - Surface Tension by Michelle Maher. This ceramic sculpture was inspired by the science of bubbles and was first exhibited at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Sculpture in Context 2011. It was hand built with Sgraffito marks using a grogged crank clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.

Studio Process

… clay with its amazing vigour, vitality and fluidity gives me the freedom to create wonderful textures, colours and forms….

– Michelle Maher

Studio Process

Studio shot summer 2017 at Ceramic Forms. Michelle Maher. www.ceramicforms.com
Studio Process - glazing. 'The Space In Between' by Michelle Maher 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
Studio Process - Kiln, before and after. 'The Space In Between' by Michelle Maher 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
Studio prep shot. Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fusion by Michelle Maher. 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
Studio process, constructing a section of the piece. Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fusion by Michelle Maher, first 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 using a grogged crank clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com
Ceramic water sculpture 'Synthesis' by Michelle Maher. Studio process - here we see my 'Synthesis' sculpture in my kiln just before the biscuit firing. Each bracket was sculpted individually. To be exhibited at Sculpture in Context 2016 at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by fungi and coral forms, it was handmade in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com
Ceramic water sculpture 'Synthesis' by Michelle Maher. Here is 'Synthesis' just before being loaded for the final glaze firing. This will be a dark red glaze after firing. Each bracket was sculpted individually. To be exhibited at Sculpture in Context 2016 at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by fungi and coral forms, it was handmade in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com
Studio Process - glazing. 'The Space In Between' by Michelle Maher 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
Studio process. Different Inside - ceramic outdoor sculpture by Michelle Maher. Hand sculpted in my Dublin based studio. www.ceramicforms.com
Studio process shot of ceramic sculpture 'Coccolithospores' by Michelle Maher. This ceramic sculpture was made using my own cranked paper clay body. The piece was inspired by a microscopic algae organisms the Coccolithospore & was hand built by overlapping paper clay patches. High fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com
Studio shot summer 2017 at Ceramic Forms. Michelle Maher. www.ceramicforms.com
Mixing an engobe for my piece #TheSpaceInbetween. It's exciting getting to start glazing some of them! And scary too! 😂 #studiolife #loveclay #irishceramics #sculptureincontext #BotanicGardens #michellemaher www.ceramicforms.com
Glazing, studio process shot of ceramic outdoor sculpture - Surface Tension by Michelle Maher. This ceramic sculpture was inspired by the science of bubbles and was first exhibited at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Sculpture in Context 2011. It was hand built with Sgraffito marks using a grogged crank clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.
Constructing one of the 'pollens' in my Dublin studio. Award winning ceramic outdoor water sculpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot. The pollen were hand sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8).The piece is inspired by microscopic pollen grains - measured in nanometers these tiny grains are perhaps natures greatest sculptures. www.ceramicforms.com
Constructing the spheres, studio process shot of hand built ceramic outdoor sculpture - Surface Tension by Michelle Maher. This ceramic sculpture was inspired by the science of bubbles and was first exhibited at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Sculpture in Context 2011. It was hand built with Sgraffito marks using a grogged crank clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com
Studio process. 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
Studio process, glazing. 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. www.ceramicforms.com
Studio Process, soft-slab wall piece, leather-hard. Ceramic wall sculpture Synergy by Michelle Maher. Inspired by a shoreline in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland. The synergy of soft & hard, water & rock, stillness & rage, light & shade is the inspiration for the piece. Hand sculpted and modelled in a crank stoneware clay & later electric fired to 1260°C. www.ceramicforms.com
Collaborative Process. Ceramic Art Project 2010 by Michelle Maher & the children & staff of Scoil Thomáis, Laurel Lodge, Dublin 15. Design & Crafts Council of Ireland CRAFTed initiative. We drew inspiration from repeating patterns in nature to create a spiral wall sculpture. www.ceramicforms.com
Glazing, studio process shot of ceramic outdoor sculpture - Surface Tension by Michelle Maher. This ceramic sculpture was inspired by the science of bubbles and was first exhibited at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Sculpture in Context 2011. It was hand built with Sgraffito marks using a grogged crank clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.
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Installations

Install process. Award winning ceramic outdoor water sculpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot. The pollen were hand sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8).The piece is inspired by microscopic pollen grains - measured in nanometers these tiny grains are perhaps natures greatest sculptures. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Award winning ceramic outdoor water sculpture The Age of Christ by Michelle Maher. Inspired by Thomas Kinsella poem 'Mirror in February'. The piece, consisting of 33 hand built ceramic cubes, was installed in a pond in The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin and won a Sculpture in Context Award for a Work of Distinction in 2004. Later exhibited in the lake at Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fusion by Michelle Maher, exhibited at Sculpture in Context 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
Installation process. Outdoor water-based ceramic sculpture 'Coccolithospores' by Michelle Maher. This sculpture was made using my own cranked paper clay body. The piece was inspired by a microscopic algae organisms the Coccolithospore & was hand built by overlapping paper clay patches. High fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Shown here at Sculpture in the Gardens 2010 at Brigit's Garden, Co. Galway. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Public Art Project 2012 by Michelle Maher & the children & staff of Castaheany Educate Together National School, Dublin 15. Design & Crafts Council of Ireland CRAFTed initiative. We created a spiral wall sculpture inspired by Fibonacci numbers, the Golden Ratio & repeating spiral patterns in nature. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Award winning ceramic outdoor water sculpture The Age of Christ by Michelle Maher. Inspired by Thomas Kinsella poem 'Mirror in February'. The piece, consisting of 33 hand built ceramic cubes, was installed in a pond in The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin and won a Sculpture in Context Award for a Work of Distinction in 2004. Later exhibited in the lake at Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fusion by Michelle Maher, exhibited at Sculpture in Context 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
Installation process. Award winning ceramic water sculpture Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Installation at Sculpture in Context 2012 in The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by Dahlia and Coral forms, it was sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Symmetry is now part of the permanent collection at Blarney Castle, Cork. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fusion by Michelle Maher, exhibited at Sculpture in Context 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
Installation process. 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.
Installation process. The Dahlia: Loud & Proud by Michelle Maher. This outdoor ceramic water 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
Installation process. The Dahlia: Loud & Proud by Michelle Maher. This outdoor ceramic water 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
Installation process. Award winning ceramic outdoor culpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot and The Dahlia: Loud and Proud. Shown here at the National Craft Gallery Garden at Bloom 2009, the Phoenix Park, Dublin. All pieces were hand sculpted and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.
Installation process. The Dahlia: Loud & Proud by Michelle Maher. This outdoor ceramic water 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
Installation process. The Dahlia: Loud & Proud by Michelle Maher. This outdoor ceramic water 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
Installation process. Award winning ceramic outdoor water sculpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot. Shown here at the National Craft Gallery Garden at Bloom 2009, the Phoenix Park, Dublin. The piece is inspired by microscopic pollen grains - measured in nanometers these tiny grains are perhaps natures greatest sculptures. The pollen were hand sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.
Installation process. Award winning ceramic outdoor culpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot and The Dahlia: Loud and Proud. Shown here at the National Craft Gallery Garden at Bloom 2009, the Phoenix Park, Dublin. All pieces were hand sculpted and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.
Installation process. Award winning ceramic water sculpture Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Installation at Sculpture in Context 2012 in The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by Dahlia and Coral forms, it was sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Symmetry is now part of the permanent collection at Blarney Castle, Cork. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Award winning ceramic water sculpture Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Installation at Sculpture in Context 2012 in The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by Dahlia and Coral forms, it was sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Symmetry is now part of the permanent collection at Blarney Castle, Cork. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Award winning ceramic water sculpture Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Installation at Sculpture in Context 2012 in The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by Dahlia and Coral forms, it was sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Symmetry is now part of the permanent collection at Blarney Castle, Cork. www.ceramicforms.com
Installation process. Award winning ceramic water sculpture Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Installation at Sculpture in Context 2012 in The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by Dahlia and Coral forms, it was sculpted in my own grogged paper clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Symmetry is now part of the permanent collection at Blarney Castle, Cork. www.ceramicforms.com
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