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.
Mullach Mór
This piece captures the iconic summit of Mullach Mór, one of the Burren’s most recognisable landforms. Rather than imposing detail onto the stone, the carving embraces the material’s own markings – fossil traces and natural tonal shifts are revealed and honoured, allowing the limestone itself to speak of ancient seabeds and millennia of weathering.
The undulating folds of the karst are rendered in low relief, drawing attention to the dramatic, sculptural terrain that defines this landscape. Mullach Mór becomes both subject and medium – a layered portrait in stone, of stone – grounded in place and shaped by time.
