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Award winning ceramic water sculpture - Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Shown here 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. www.ceramicforms.com
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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

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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
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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
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Award winning ceramic water sculpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot. Shown here in the pond at The Award winning ceramic sculpture by Michelle Maher - Pollen Hotspot. Shown here Shown here in the Lochan at Brigit's Garden, Co. Galway. The piece is inspired by microscopic pollen grains - measured in nanometers these tiny grains are perhaps natures greatest sculptures. See www.ceramicforms.com
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Award winning ceramic water sculpture - Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Shown here at Sculpture in Context 2012 in The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Inspired by Dahlia and Coral forms, it was hand 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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Ceramic wall sculpture Synergy by Michelle Maher. Shown here at Sculpture in Context 2015 at The National Botanic Gardens. 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 & electric fired to 1260°C. www.ceramicforms.com
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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
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About Michelle

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

I am an award-winning Ceramic Artist in practice since 2003, who lives and works in Castleknock, Dublin.  I regularly exhibit my sculptures in gardens and public spaces all over Ireland and my work is held in the collections of numerous public buildings.

My ceramic sculptures are an exploration of colour and texture.  The idea of connection is central to my practice; both in terms of how my pieces connect to each other and how they connect to the spaces they exist in.

My passion is for large-scale sculptural work and my pieces are mostly for outdoor exhibition and water-based settings.

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  • Ceramic outdoor water sculpture by Michelle Maher, From the Inside Out. Inspired by bracket coral and fungi. It was hand sculpted and modelled in a crank clay body and high fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). Shown here in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. www.ceramicforms.com

    Blue Ceramic Coral Sculpture

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    Outdoor ceramic water sculpture - Puffballs: From the inside out by Michelle Maher. 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.

    Puffball: From the Inside Out – Large

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  • Red coral ceramic sculpture/vessel by Michelle Maher. This piece is inspired by coral and lichen surfaces. Combustible mixed media detail with volcanic glaze detail. Hand built in a grogged stoneware clay body and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.

    Red Coral Sculpture

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  • Outdoor ceramic water sculpture - Puffballs: From the inside out by Michelle Maher. 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.

    Puffball: From the Inside Out – Extra Large

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    Ceramic wall sculpture by Michelle Maher. Combustible mixed media surface with volcanic glaze detail. Hand built in a grogged stoneware clay body and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.

    Blue Ceramic Wall Piece

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    Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fauna or Flora? (small) 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

    Fauna or Flora? – Small

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    Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fauna or Flora? (medium) 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.co

    Fauna or Flora? – Medium

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    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

    Fauna or Flora? – Large

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    Ceramic wall sculpture by Michelle Maher. This wall piece is inspired by coral and fungi forms; volcanic glaze surface with glass detail. Hand sculpted and modelled in a grogged stoneware clay body and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.

    Fauna or Flora? Ceramic Wall Piece

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    Ceramic wall sculpture Amelie (small) by Michelle Maher. SOLD. Inspired by Amélie Plage, Soulac-sur-Mer, France. Hand built in a grogged stoneware clay body and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.

    Amélie Ceramic Wall Piece – Small

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    Ceramic wall sculpture Amelie (medium) by Michelle Maher. SOLD. Inspired by Amélie Plage, Soulac-sur-Mer, France. Hand built in a grogged stoneware clay body and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.

    Amélie Ceramic Wall Piece – Medium

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    Ceramic wall sculpture Amelie (large) by Michelle Maher. SOLD. Inspired by Amélie Plage, Soulac-sur-Mer, France. Hand built in a grogged stoneware clay body and fired in an electric kiln to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com.

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Award winning ceramic water sculpture - Symmetry by Michelle Maher. Shown here 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. www.ceramicforms.com
Awards
Glazing, studio process. Ceramic outdoor sculpture - Fusion by Michelle Maher, 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 in a crank stoneware clay body, fired to Cone 8 in an electric kiln. www.ceramicforms.com
Studio Process
Scanning electron microscope image of pollen mix (Louisa Howard). This image is in the public domain. http://remf.dartmouth.edu/pollen2/pollen_images_1/
Inspiration
Hand Print Process. Large-scale Collaborative Public Art Commission 2009 with St. Peter’s National School, Phibsborough, Dublin. This project celebrated the opening of their new school building and had a strong collaborative element between Ceramic Artist Michelle Maher and the whole school community. We took the handprints in clay and slip of all pupils, teachers and staff and created a series of three large-scale ceramic wall murals.www.ceramicforms.com
Public Art
Figure modelled by Lorraine Kelly in crank clay body at Dublin based Tuesday morning pottery course. Later electric fired to 1260°C (Cone 8). www.ceramicforms.com
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From the Portfolio

Seeing Red

The Folded Line

120°

The Space In Between

Synthesis

The Age of Christ

The Titan Arum

Pollen Hotspot

Puffballs: From the Inside Out

The Dahlia: Loud & Proud

Coccolithophores

Fusion

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