Part of The Clare Collection
The Clare Collection is a captivating series of wall-mounted stone reliefs, each carved by hand from Irish limestone sourced in County Galway. Though the material originates just beyond Clare’s northern boundary, it shares a geological lineage with the Burren itself – fossil-rich, layered, and formed under ancient seas. This stone is not merely a surface to be worked but a partner in the storytelling, its natural veining, tonal variation, and embedded fossils echoing the land it helps to depict.
Each piece in the collection is a tactile tribute to the rugged terrain, cultural memory, and quiet drama of the Burren in County Clare. These reliefs are not idealised landscapes but grounded interpretations – shaped by both the enduring features of the region and the subtle, shifting moods of light, weather, and time.
Cliffs of Moher
Towering above the Atlantic Ocean, the Cliffs of Moher are perhaps Ireland’s most iconic natural landmark – a place where land, sea, and sky meet in raw, elemental harmony. In this relief, the sculpted limestone mirrors the stratified rock faces of the cliffs themselves: horizontal bands carved with restraint, allowing the stone’s natural texture and fossil content to echo the geological drama it represents.
The composition draws the eye across the vertical plunge of the cliffs, softened only by the undulating rhythm of the land above and the imagined roar of the waves below. The piece balances power with stillness – a moment of quiet in a place known for its scale and spectacle.
As with all works in The Clare Collection, the limestone’s own story is central. Sourced from County Galway, its fossil-rich surface bears witness to ancient oceans long vanished – yet still present in the layers of both stone and memory. This is not just a depiction, but a tribute – to a place where time and tide have shaped something enduring and sublime.
