Repainted the garden this weekend, bringing it back to its former blue glory! Btw this photo makes the garden seem big, which it isn't! Just goes to show how the camera lies 😊 It's more courtyard size really. #michellemaher #ceramicforms #mygarden #gardenart #ceramics #ceramicart #cuprinol #cuprinolshades #blue #barleywood

True Blue!

  True Blue! Repainted the garden this weekend,…
Love this post from Ryan McFall @humblepottery. Powerful message. #potterywisdom #loveclay #humblepottery

Humble Pottery

  Humble Pottery Love this post from Ryan McFall @humblepottery. Powerful…
Award winning ceramic sculpture by Michelle Maher. The piece is inspired by microscopic pollen grains - measured in nanometers these tiny grains are perhaps natures greatest sculptures. See www.ceramicforms.com

In the night garden….

  In the night garden... View from my studio door…
Installation process. Ceramic wall sculpture - 'The Space In Between' by Michelle Maher. Shown here during installation at Sculpture in Context 2017 at The National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. It 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

Installation Day!

  Installation Day! So excited to be installing…
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

Kiln, Before & After

  The Space In Between - The Kiln - Before &…
Studio shot summer 2017 at Ceramic Forms. Michelle Maher. www.ceramicforms.com

Glazing New Sculpture

  The Space In Between - Glazing continues... Getting…
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

The Space In Between

  The Space In Between - studio process Started…
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

Preparing Fusion for Blarney

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

Synthesis – Studio Process.

This summer I've been working on a new sculpture 'Synthesis'…
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Synthesis – Process Video.

This summer I'm working on a new sculpture 'Synthesis'…