“The qualities of stone, and the excellence of Francis Mc Cormack’s work is eloquent testimony to his appreciation of the paradoxical nature of what he does. Some of the hardest and most unyielding substances on and in the earth are cut, shaped, smoothed to a tissue-like translucence, a delicacy poised on the brink of the immaterial.

Enormous mental concentration and harsh physical exertion are required to liberate one of the delicate, paper-thin bowls or platters in his collection. The forms and shapes Francis makes have simplicity and a purity that links them to the most ancient creations of humankind. Not only does he have a simplicity of vision, but the inspiration of his work comes from the Celtic traditions of his country, and the affiliated traditions of Native American culture.

In Francis’ exquisite collection there is rather an impersonality, an asceticism that reverently waits upon the material to suggest the form lying within it.”

- J. W. O’ Connell

Co-editor of ‘The Book Of The Burren’