£745 An Dreenan
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
An abstracted style totem pole inspired by the stone figures on Boa Island, Co. Fermanagh specifically the Dreenan Figure. Thought to be from the Iron Age period. They had the janiform type feature of double-headed which inspired Seamus Heaney's poem "January God". I indented the top of the work and gilded this area to highlight an opening for votive offerings to the Gods. The gilding is usually 24carat gold and the base is bronze. to reflect the value this timber and its inspiration hold for me.
51cms height/ Base 10cms square
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SOLD Abstract Head ll
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
An opening allows a glimpse into the timber's past and a nod to the 'whistle hole' feature found on carved prehistoric stone heads The reason for these holes is speculative but maybe it was needed to attached something. I have used this feature to allow a glimpse into the timber and Ireland's past. Certain features are always highlighted by gilding in real gold usually 24carat set into a bronze base to reflect the significance of the ancient timber and to reflect the valueit holds for me.
£475 Abstract Head lll
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
A bogpine sculpture inspired by the prehistoric stone heads. The openings I include are inspired by the whistle hole feature found on some carvings. It is to allow the viewer to look through the wood but also suggests the peering back into its history, millennia ago. Certain features are always highlighted by gilding in real gold usually 24carat set into a bronze base to reflect the significance of the ancient timber and to reflect the value it holds for me.
SOLD What Did They Hear?
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
We have artefacts from our prehistoric past but what did it sound like? The 'whistle hole' feature, a feature found in prehistoric Stone Heads e.g Cor;eck Head, Co. Cavan. The why is speculative but maybe it was needed to attached something. I have used this feature by the ear as part of my question - what did they hear? Certain features are always highlighted by gilding in real gold usually 24carat set into a bronze base to reflect the significance of the ancient timber and to reflect the value it holds for me.
SOLD Bronze Head
Inspired by the Iron age bog body phenomenon. The head is distorted and compressed after millennia lying in the bog. The bronze was darkened to represent the 'tanning' process within the bog that preserves but also darkens the skin.
Rock art markings can be found etched throughout the piece. These were symbols found in rocky landscapes and at tombs and not only in Ireland but a global phenomenon. There are various interpretations some say territorial notices, star maps so it was an early symbolic anguage of type.
SOLD Abstract Head l
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
A sculpture carved from c.5,000 year old bog pine taken from the bog by the artist herself. Inspired by Irish Iron Age bogbodies and how they are distorted and discoloured. Certain features are always highlighted by gilding in real gold usually 24carat set into a bronze base to reflect the significance of the ancient timber and to reflect the value it holds for me.
SOLD Cry From the Bog
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
The carving is of a gaping mouth facing backwards towards its past crying out to the people who lived during prehistoric Ireland. This area is gilded. Certain features are always highlighted by gilding in real gold usually 24carat set into a bronze base to reflect the significance of the ancient timber and to reflect the value it holds for me.
SOLD The Bearded Figure
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
A bogpine sculpture suggestive of the stone carvings found on Boa Island, Co. Fermanagh. You can see the crossed arms as seen on the statues and gilded holes to represent the whistle holes as found on Irish prehistoric stone heads.Certain features are always highlighted by gilding in real gold usually 24carat set into a bronze base to reflect the significance of the ancient timber and to reflect the value it holds for me.
SOLD Abstract Head lll
Carved from c. 5,000 year old bogpine - dated by Queen's University Belfast and taken from the bog by the artist herself from the West coast of Ireland.
An abstract head inspired by Irish prehistoric stone heads. The eye opening also is a space to look through the millennia when this wood was living timber. When farming was a new idea and the megaliths were being built.
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