Brookwood Pottery now in the Irish Craft Collective at Arnott's, Dublin

Delighted to let you all know that Brookwood Pottery is now part of the Irish Craft Collective in Arnott's. This collective is an initiative by Arnott's and the Craft Council of Ireland to promote and help Irish makers and designers expand their retail opportunities. I am so thrilled to be a part of this great group!

Makers showcased include Paul Maloney Pottery, Irish design duo Klickity, print artist extraordinaire Fán, jewellery designer Ali Nash and textile designer Jennifer Slattery.

This is all based on the basement floor of Arnott's beside Paperchase stationery. Hope you can drop by,

All the best

Elaine

Brookwood Pottery Presidential Commission

I was delighted to be asked to make a piece for the Young Innovators Group from Kilbarrack to present to President Michael D. Higgins at a special reception in the Aras this February. The reception was to celebrate and acknowledge a fantastically successful community festival in Father Matthew Collins park last summer organised by these youth leaders.

Young Innovators Group present President Michael D Higgins with 

                                           specially commissioned work "January, Phoenix Park" February,  2014.                                      

                         

This specially commissioned piece January, Phoenix Park is made from white earthenware clay and colourful underglazes. I often incorporate foliage and flowers in my ceramic artworks and I made a special trip to the Phoenix Park to collect foliage for this piece. January is a bleak but beautiful time in nature and I found some beautiful hanging buds and dried flowers from the recent summer by the duck pond near the Peoples' Park. I wanted to capture the filigree of these plants against the muted January colours of brown, rust red and earth tones. I have always loved the delicate patterns these bare branches make against the skyline.