Author: Olivia Hegarty

Coco Guys

Coco Guys

Coconut shell lamps from found materials with cast plaster and ceramic bases.

Marbled Paper

Marbled Paper

Gouache on various uncoated paper types, marbled using size made from carragheen moss (a seaweed found off the west coast of Ireland).

Scagliola Headboard in Walnut Frame

Scagliola Headboard in Walnut Frame

Headboard Panel made of scagliola – the Italian craft of manipulating plaster for mock marble architectural inlays.

Ceramic Wall Sculptures

Ceramic Wall Sculptures

Draped slabs rolled in fabric with weave and crease imprints

Bow Pastel

Bow Pastel

Wall Hanging, cotton, wool, hand-dyed silks 150cm x 115cm

Material explorations: Scagliola

Material explorations: Scagliola

Learning to marble with plaster in the studio of scagliolista Fabiola Lunghetti, outside Florence

Pojagi Patchwork

Pojagi Patchwork

Window-hanging commission for a house in Pimlico. Inspired by the Korean technique of pojagi. Patched from off-cuts of hand-dyed georgette, paper silk, cotton and silk-linen blend.

DISTILLERS UNIFORMS

DISTILLERS UNIFORMS

Design project for whiskey distillery in the Hebrides with visual cues given by the island landscape and Harris Tweed.

Plaster Tone

Plaster Tone

Curtains of sheer wool dyed naturally with plants from Hampstead garden.

Brutal

Brutal

Plaster, concrete h 23cm x diam 17cm