Nuala O’Donovan: Teasel Series, 2011-2022
Based on the flower of the Teasel Plant, a type of thistle with a dense and complex flower/seed head. One element of the flower pattern was isolated – a petal in a pointed cone shape. Using the principals of fractal geometry – regular irregularity, self-similarity, and a response within the form to events during the making of the work. The pattern follows and accepts the imperfections in the handmade pattern so that it contains a narrative of the making process, and the outcome of each piece is unique.
Captions
- Teasel – Reclamation Series, 2022, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain and black stoneware, Varies – (120 x 35 x 24 overall dimensions of the group shown). Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Terrier, 2011, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 38 x 38 x 38 cm. Photographer: Sylvain Deleu
- Teasel – Time, 2013, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 60 38 x 36 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Grey Area, 2013, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 52 x 38 x 24 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel – On Point, 2015, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 24 x 38 x 24 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Symmetrical Curves, 2017, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Nautilus, 2020, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 40 x 26 x 22 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Nautilus, 2020, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 40 x 26 x 22 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Southsea, 2022, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 38 x 26 x 23 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Scorpion, 2022, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel (exhibition view) – Teasel Grey Area and Open Interior. Exhibited at the Crawford Gallery of Art, Ireland. Earth Wind Fire Exhibition, 2018, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain on acrylic and steel plinth, Overall – 120x 70cm plinth surface. Photographer: Jed Niezgoda
- Teasel Erosion, 2022, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 40 x 44 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
- Teasel Closed Form, 2022, Hand built, High Fired unglazed porcelain, 26 x 24 x 26 cm. Photographer: Janice O’Connell
