Seeds of Wonder A copy
Description: One of the chief attractions of this brief was the opportunity it offered to create an interconnected work over several locations within the grounds of Creagh College Secondary School, in Gorey, Co Wexford. The work, Seeds of Wonder, recently installed by Alan Counihan, comprises two large limestone seed forms placed on either side of the school building. The surface of each stone is partially patterned; one references literacy, the other numeracy. Rising from within each stone form are multi-coloured glass 'seeds' which spill out across the forecourt and glimmer across the internal walls of the school's entrance atrium. The artist also created a short film presentation on patterns and processes of growth that shape our daily lives and the works created in response by students and staff are now also on display within the building. The underlying aim was to create a powerful and playful work that encourages curiosity and wonder. The artist is grateful for his collaboration with Jerpoint Glass who created the glass elements, for the carving assistance of sculptor, Ruairi Carroll, who managed to survive the project and, most especially, for the generosity and patience of the team at McKeon Stone who facilitated the creation of this work at their Three Castles quarry and their fabrication yard at Brockley Park, Stradbally, Co Laois.
Seeds of Wonder A copy
Description: One of the chief attractions of this brief was the opportunity it offered to create an interconnected work over several locations within the grounds of Creagh College Secondary School, in Gorey, Co Wexford. The work, Seeds of Wonder, recently installed by Alan Counihan, comprises two large limestone seed forms placed on either side of the school building. The surface of each stone is partially patterned; one references literacy, the other numeracy. Rising from within each stone form are multi-coloured glass 'seeds' which spill out across the forecourt and glimmer across the internal walls of the school's entrance atrium. The artist also created a short film presentation on patterns and processes of growth that shape our daily lives and the works created in response by students and staff are now also on display within the building. The underlying aim was to create a powerful and playful work that encourages curiosity and wonder. The artist is grateful for his collaboration with Jerpoint Glass who created the glass elements, for the carving assistance of sculptor, Ruairi Carroll, who managed to survive the project and, most especially, for the generosity and patience of the team at McKeon Stone who facilitated the creation of this work at their Three Castles quarry and their fabrication yard at Brockley Park, Stradbally, Co Laois.