‘Wear Your Art’ Brooch, handmade by Cora Cummins in Co. Waterford

Add a splash of colour to any outfit with these handmade, hand-painted ceramic brooches, each a unique mini painting, you can now Wear Your Art, instead of just admiring it.

Crafted through a meticulous process involving three firings, to build up layers of vibrant color with details of 23 carat gold luster, these brooches are not just accessories, but wearable works of art. Secured with a reliable backing clip, they are as practical as they are beautiful.

PLEASE NOTE: As each bowl is made and painted by hand, no two will ever be the same and may vary slightly from the images shown.

Approx Measurements: 4cm diameter

About the Maker:

Cora is a graduate of Crawford College of Art and Design and DCCI Pottery Skills course. After college, she began working as a production potter before taking up the position of Ceramics tutor at Dungarvan College.

“I work in clay to still my mind. For as far back as I can remember I loved working with my hands. One of my earliest memories of creating was as a five-year-old, sculpting sand at the beach. After studying ceramics at college, I began teaching it; always surrounded by and continuously learning about this captivating medium. But when faced with a grief that I could not hold, my want to create turned into a need and everything changed for me. The only space I could face my new reality was through working in clay. Being able to stop, make and understand the power of being still with me, was the beginning of a new journey of self-discovery and development of my current collection. This innate desire brought about a different level of creativity. Once I quietened my mind and gave over control to my hands, my deepest thoughts took the form of marks and colours as if a greater force at play.

Formed using the slow and repetitive process of slip casting, slab and coil building, using only my hands and very limited tools, I have full connection with the clay at all stages of production. I view my method of working as an active form of meditation allowing the process and the materials to guide me, handing over control to the unpredictable outcomes of what evolves.

Using a smooth white Earthstone clay, fired to 1180, I use my forms as a canvas to create 3d abstract paintings, each one an original piece of functional art. Working in groups, each piece is unique, yet complement each other as a series of works.

Finding my way back to clay and honouring my innate need to make, has been a gift of stillness to me that I want to share with others who connect with my work.”