ARTIST Kira O’Brien

Each artwork is an observation
of what it is to be Human.

Although a native of Dublin, Kira has been working and living in the beautiful fishing village of Crosshaven, Cork for over twenty years. Her work is inspired by the people around her – her children, family and friends. It is an observation of how we interact with one another on a daily basis and shared moments that we treasure.

From the moment I left The Crawford College of Art and Design here in Cork I knew working with Clay and Mixed Media would be my chosen media to express my creativity. For over Twelve years now I have pursued my passion Exhibiting and Collaborating with Artists and Galleries around Ireland and Abroad in Switzerland, Austria and America and having my work shown in Periodicals and
Ceramic Publications.

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‘Bring Her Songs to Sing’, Kira O’ Brien, Sculpture, 2020

My Ceramic work is a response to these drawings . Made in Terracotta Stoneware and decorated with Ceramic paints and enamels they are a positive in a changing World . Sculptural in appearance they tell a story all of their own.

My work is inspired by my two daughters and as they have grown and developed so has my work . A feminine almost childlike thread has weaved through my Drawings ,functional ware and Sculpture This New body of work is a series of Acrylic and Pen Drawings that have a narrative running through them, little story’s of emerging from the dark, our successes and achievements and our everyday moments experienced with loved ones.