Nuala O Donovan - Fragile Nature

Nuala O Donovan, based in Cork, Ireland creates stunning sculptures made from sculpted unglazed porcelain.

I love how pure and delicate her pieces look and how incredibly intricate they are.
She finds inspiration for her work in the patterns and forms found in nature:

"I have used the characteristics of irregular/fractal patterns in nature as a system of constraints or guidelines when making decisions about the forms: The patterns are regularly irregular. The patterns and form are self-similar. The pattern records a response to random events during the making process. The result of using the characteristics of fractal geometry in making decisions regarding the form of the sculptural pieces, is that the form is resolved but retains a sense of potential change. The viewer engages with the piece by allowing their own visual experiences to influence their view of the outcome of the form and its future possibilities. I hope that this aspect of my work also evokes the transitory quality of living organisms, combining traces of history, the present and the future, in the patterns that make up their surfaces and forms."