INFORM: THE RUSHLIGHT CHARACTER (2020)
Inspired by the National Museum of Ireland’s collections, Informed by History was a project to illustrate the creative processes of contemporary craft-making in Ireland and highlight the breadth of the Museum’s collections.
Responding to a humble rush light holder in the National Museum of Ireland’s collection, I created an enclosed porcelain form with hole echoing the wooden base of the rushlight holder.
Rushlight and candle holder - courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
Rushlights in silhouette - taken Colin's Barracks 2019
Initial sketches reacting to Rushlight
In person viewing at museum
The Rushlight Character - image courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
Placing the 'token' inside the box form before first firing.
Close up of surface and hole