#ofthesea

Salt Scrawl Vessel is currently showing at @newcraftsmangallery along with my vessels, utensils and jewellery as part of Art of Gathering. The exhibition runs until the 12th of October. Silver, found wire, found wood and patinated raised guilding metal. #artofgathering #vessel #patina #coastal #ofthesea #other #materiality #materiallanguage #contemporarycraft #contemporarymetalwork #contemporarymetal #patination #assemblage #foundobjects #silver #guildingmetal #salt #scrawl #silversmithing #metalwork #sculpture #sculptural #senseofplace #newcraftsmangallery #interiors #contemporaryirishart #irishart #irishartist #stuartcairns #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/B3HU-STgibG/?igshid=1w2hcv0d918sl

Perfect way to start the day. 🏝🤙🧜🏼‍♂️🌊🏄🏽‍♂️ #ofthesea #meditative #somuchyes #thisbub #happytuesday #wakeupandgetoutside #sun #surf #feedyoursoul #relaxing #active #dowhatmovesyou #latergram #sograteful (at San Diego, California)

Organic calcium powder and trace minerals. Foraged clam shells from Seaside Oregon, twice washed, dried, crushed, then blended into powder via magic bullet (goodwill $7). It was a process, but ended with a great feeling and great product. #nwnr #ommp #Oregon #northwestnugrun #seaside #foraging #oregonforaging #clamshell #organic #organicoregon #organics #caco3 #calciumcarbonate #traceminerals #ofthesea #notill #notillnorthwest #organicgardening #organics101 #doityourself #nopainnogain #loyaltothesoil #goodingoodout

Finds- a jumble of bones, a rubber thimble and a sun bleached crab claw on found driftwood board. Contents of my waterproof pocket.. the claw and the bones were from Donegal and the thimble was found in the beach car park down the road. #finds #traces #materials #bones #totems #seatotems #tokens #whatwasleft #gathered #collected #forgotten #visualpoem #visuallanguage #poetics #materiality #materiallanguage #coast #coastalfinds #seashore #ofthesea #claw #driftwood #thimble #semiotics #signs #platter #senseofplace #landscape #contemporaryirishart https://www.instagram.com/p/B16hAjaAkFe/?igshid=1rfb877limcjj

All in the detail - surfaces combing and complimenting. Vessel with beach found sea plastic clothes peg clipped and pinned to oxidising hammered and hand raised silver bowl. Part of a collection sent to @lavitgallery @glas_contemporary for Land(ed) as part of August Craft month in Cork, opening next Thursday the1st of August. Delighted to be showing with great makers such as Joe Hogan and @mournetextiles. #vessel #assemblageart #foundobjects #seaplastic #gathered #collected #fabricated #made #materiality #visuallanguage #visualpoem #ofthesea #coastal #patina #weathered #worn #whatwasleft #contemporarycraft #contemporaryirishart #silversmithing #silver #contemporarymetal #craftmonth #oxidisedsilver #hammeredsilver #land #landscape #tablescape #stuartcairns #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Yfi8DAQfx/?igshid=ywz1d9npn6r8

And The Abyss Gazed Back “He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster..” Supporting text for my work in Leviathan. #leviathan #andtheabyssgazedback #writing #imaginativewriting #creativewriting #text #poem #poetics #contemporaryart #artiststatement #thalassic #ofthesea #seascape #mythic #story #storytelling #narrative #fromthesea #legend #contemporaryirishart #stuartcairns #artist #maker #smith #imagination #irishart #contemporaryirishartist #monsters #herebemonsters #shore https://www.instagram.com/p/BngArx4Hell/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2idkwu6r8w68

After dinner, some of us made our way over to such a beautiful spot...Point Woronzof...mmm ☺️ Thank you for the adventure, new friends! Gah. It was so good. 😝 #ofthesea #lovethewater #sunset #beach #11atnight #amazing #anchorage #alaska #PointWoronzof #ftm #trans #transgender #brothers #brotherhood #bonding #newfriends #sograteful #ftmtraveler (at Point Woronzof)