This is my story about how I transform mud and minerals into high fired, glazed, sculptural forms. It's a bit of a process that I've been doing for a few decades now. My main concern is with shape, texture and colour. I like to contrast the rough with the smooth. Watch me working in this [...]
Scuba diving has unexpectedly become part of my life Somehow I’ve already clocked up 27 dives! Honestly, I’m just tagging along with my husband Honza's childhood dream — he’s busy taking all the PADI courses. Me? Before each time I dive I’m terrified and when I'm trying to get into my wet suit I'm thinking: [...]
Ladies that doeth art – retreat Getting together with other artist friends is always such a pleasure – the stylish and generally arty Jane Rendell, award winning artists Marianna Magurudumian-O'Reilly and multidisciplinary artist Julia Clay, who was our host at her home in the countryside, just outside a small town near the Ebro Delta. The [...]
A friend who often visits Barcelona has commissioned me to design a patchwork tattoo – and since these small, individual stamp-sized tattoo designs are all the rage, I thought I’d share them with you too. These aren’t your average off-the-wall flash sheets – they’re the kind of drawings I do in my sketchbook. Each design [...]
On sculpting erections, transformation and grace I went through a lot in the making of these swans – from wrestling the wet clay to nervously listening to what sounded like an explosions in the kiln. Now they’re here: four elegant swans, telling their own quiet stories about transformation, grace, feminine power and otherworldly beauty. The [...]
Introducing our artists collective Emma Plunkett, Marianna Magurudumian-O’Reilly, Maragda Cuscuela & Ana Fuster We are an intersectional collective of four artist friends, who met through exhibiting in Barcelona and found deep admiration for each other’s work. Together, we create multidisciplinary exhibitions that reimagine space through a dynamic blend of visual and experiential art. Our collaborative [...]
Presentem el nostre col·lectiu Emma Plunkett, Marianna Magurudumian-O’Reilly, Maragda Cuscuela i Ana Fuster Som un col·lectiu interseccional format per quatre artistes amigues, que ens vam conèixer exposant a Barcelona i vam descobrir una profunda admiració mútua per les nostres obres. Juntes, creem exposicions multidisciplinàries que reimaginen els espais a través d’una fusió dinàmica entre l’art [...]
From Degree to Dance Floor When I was deep in my art degree, I was producing so many layered up photographic images (using a slide projector), my tutors often asked (with polite academic concern), “But what will you do with all these?” Little did they know that five years later I’d be standing in a [...]
Unearthing the Goddess within These photos were taken at a group art exhibition at ESPRONCEDA Institute of Art & Culture, Barcelona. I first started sculpting primitive-style clay goddess sculptures back in 2019 – tiny ones that fit in the palm of your hand and large and rugged forms suspended from custom metal stands. [...]
The sphere, tetrahedron, flowers, lips, frills, tiny goddess figures, fingers, and glaze combinations have become the thread weaving this body of surreal sculptures together. Though some have already found new homes, I wanted to bring them all together (both for you and for myself) to see the evolution of this series in one place. I [...]
I’m excited to share that I was painting watercolours live at this choral music event in Barcelona. This opportunity came about through a dear friend who sings in the choir and I'm really happy they asked me to add my artistic touch to accompany their magical sound. For this performance, I created abstract watercolours that [...]
Art classes in Barcelona If you’ve ever wanted to explore watercolours, I’d love to share that joy with you. I’m offering art classes where you can create your own unique piece or you can learn how to paint one of my signature designs: love hearts, flamenco dancers, vibrant abstracts, butterfly, uterus art, almond [...]
