Cloch Bhreac. Dealbhóireacht / Sculpture.

10/09/2025

https://ataria.eus/berastegi/1757433356710-arteaz-eta-naturaz-gozatzeko-parada-izango-da-berastegin

01/09/2025

Honoured to be invited to exhibit some works in this travelling exhibition by the Sculpture Group 'Azken Muga' in the Basque Country. Starts off in Berastegi Townhall from the 29th August to 19th of September. ESKERRIK ASKO EUSKAL HERRIA.

09/05/2025

Coill Bhríde got her letters painted. Paddy the owner of the wood gave me some root cuttings of the Crann Creathach / Aspen Tree which have started to sprout shoots. A rarish native tree in Ireland.

17/04/2025

Small corporate gift type thing. Recipient's name in ogham. Kilkenny limestone.

30/03/2025

Pastoral scene for a Wicklow sheep farm. Ewe, lamb and landscape. Large granite field boulder that was dug up on site.

21/03/2025

Tobar Maodhóg / Mogue's Well. This bilingual stone I carved had been sitting in the shed for a few years now. I do voluntary work with the Wicklow Wells group and we do things real slow! We first have to get permission from the National Monuments to put up stones and information plaques, as all ancient wells are protected ' ritual sites' in Ireland. We also seek the land owners permission. Wells are one of the easiest monuments to lose so preserving them, their names and folklore is the aim.
Mogue is an anglicization of Maodhóg which is a contraction of the pet form of Aodhán (Aidan) which is properly written Mo Aodh Óg = My little(young) Hugh. Aodh means Fire. He was also known as St. Aidan.
One of the folklore stories about him says he saw a stag being chased by hounds. He made the stag invisible so it escaped. This is why there is an antler tine sticking up on the stone. The deer association with wells and Saints hints at the older tradition. This well is being brought back to life with the help of Coillte and locals in the Aughrim area. It has a cure for toothache and general ailments.

14/03/2025

Fógra aolchloiche gheal do Choill Bhríde. / A white limestone sign for Brigid's Wood.

16/11/2024

Some new oak waymarker posts with low relief carvings of Shankill Tidy Towns (Smelting tower) , St James' (Scallop shell) and Dlr (mountain / sea) logos with swallow tailed arrows for the Shanganagh park section of the Bray to St James' gate Dublin Camino trail.

06/11/2024

https://ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/2024/10/01/ogham-carving-techniques/ A little research project I was involved in a few years back with the brilliant Nora White.

Ogham Carving Techniques By Dr Nora White, OG(H)AM’s Irish Postdoctoral Researcher In 2013-2014, as part of the Ogham in 3D project, a preliminary survey of the carving techniques used for monumental ogham inscriptions in Ireland was carried out in collaboration with a professional sculptor and le...

13/09/2024

House name in granite.
Hand carved.

13/08/2024

A small marble inscription of the word Palastine in Arabic with flag. Gold painted v-cut lettering. Going to a fundraiser for Gaza at some stage. Follow ' Irish_Visual_Artists_For_Gaza' on Instagram and see the great work they and ' Gaza go bragh' are doing for families in need.