"Teasel Chrysanthemum #2" High fired unglazed porcelain 2010 |
"Teasel" High fired unglazed porcelain 2009 |
"Teasel" detail |
"Grid" based on drawings of Radiolaria - a microscopic organism |
from "Pinecone series" |
Nuala O'Donovan is an Irish sculptor whose work reflects and builds upon natural forms and structures. One of her obsessions has been taking the basic structure of the teasel plant and allowing it grow and morph into ever larger and more complex forms. Her slow and painstaking method echoes natural processes where pattern and design interact with randomness and variation, and in so doing elegantly captures the delicacy and beauty that lie in tiny details all around us. Go to her website (www.nualaodonovan.com) and look through more of her work. You'll be glad you did. And when you've done that go outside and look at all the crazy beautiful little things that you never noticed before.
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