Ciara O'Keeffe Ceramics
Ceramic objects shaped by quiet water, fire and time.
Ciara O'Keeffe ceramics is a studio practice rooted in material, place and quiet observation. working in stoneware, ciara creates ceramic objects that respond to landscape and elemental process-shaped by water, finished by fire and made for daily use and return.
About
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Ciara O'Keeffe is a ceramic artist working in stoneware, with a practice rooted in material exploration and place -based inspiration. Since establishing her studio in 2018, her work has focused on creating objects that respond to landscape, time and elemental process-pieces that are both functional and quietly contemplative.
Drawing inspiration from the river Barrow which flows through her home town of Athy in Co.Kildare Ireland, and the irish landscape, Ciara's work reflects a deep respect for natural rhythm , restraint and the role of everyday objects in grounding daily life.
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Education
Trinity College Dublin 2020
Ciara completed a postgraduate certificate in creative and cultural entreprenuership.
The arts values critical, creative, and lateral thinking - skills which are central to innovation and entrepreneurship. Ciara learned how to make creative and cultural contributions to society economically viable and sustainable, using them daily in her practise.
Limerick school of art and design Ciara successfully graduated in 1999