Martha is inspired mainly by the natural environment around her, most recent work is in glazed paper porcelain. Very fine sculptural kitchen utensils, some pieces interspersed with woven wire, carved native Irish birch and ash wood to accentuate and enhance the delicate white porcelain. The gold lustered ceramic works are either box framed using limed ash or hung simply from old rusted nails. Pieces from this body of work have been bought by the UCC Art Archive Collection, CIT Art Collection and the Crawford Student Collection.
Martha’s work pays homage to the teachers of her past. “The farm helpers and local women who visited and helped my mother who has eight children. Their understanding of the daily running of a small farm holding impacted on me greatly and led me to appreciate and respect the land we took from daily.”
The ceramic art pieces have been exhibited in a traveling show titled Womanagh, inspired by Irish rural teachings and a disappearing traditional style of living.
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Present outlets
- Lavit Gallery, Cork City
Media presence
marthacashmandesign.wordpress.com 