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©Claire Molloy
©Claire Molloy
©Claire Molloy
©Claire Molloy
©Claire Molloy

Claire Molloy

  • Ceramicist
  • Kilmoganny, Ireland
  • Rising Star
Claire Molloy Ceramicist
Contact
English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+353 (0)872146328
©Claire Molloy

Leaving a mark in clay

  • • Claire makes ceramics with natural textures and hues
  • • She is inspired by a love of animals
  • • She uses the unusual technique of saggar firing

Claire Molloy set up her ceramic studio in Kilmoganny, County Kilkenny in 2021. There, surrounded by the rugged Irish countryside, Claire makes pieces on the potter’s wheel which have simple elegant forms finished with natural textures and hues. She specialises in the technique of horsehair raku: saggar firing. Often using hair from her own horses, she places the strands onto hot ceramics. The hairs then burn into the clay leaving behind organic dark lines. In addition to this traditional technique, she uses ceramic decals to transfer images onto the pieces. Claire’s work has been selected for MADE in Kilkenny craft group and the Design and Craft Council of Ireland’s wider Portfolio programme.

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Works

  • ©Claire Molloy
  • ©Brian Culligan
  • ©Brian Culligan
  • ©Brian Culligan
Photo: ©Claire Molloy
Dog milk jug and vase

This set comprises a ceramic vase and milk jug with white glaze, handmade on the pottery wheel. It is decorated with a collie dog decal.

Height 21 cm
Diameter 7 cm
Height 11 cm

Photo: ©Brian Culligan
Horsehair embellished globes

These ceramic globe forms are glazed in a light cream colour. The globes have been embellished with horsehair, which appears as dark lines across the surface. The pieces were handmade on the pottery wheel.

Height 8 cm
Width 9 cm

Photo:
Saggar fired vessels

This set of ceramic vessels were handmade on the potter’s wheel and saggar fired. The surface is an iron colour mixed with mottled green and orange tones, some pieces are embellished with horsehair which appears as organic dark lines across the pieces.

Height 26 cm

Photo: ©Brian Culligan
Horsehair embellished vases

These ceramic vases are glazed in a light cream colour. They have been embellished with horsehair, which appears as dark lines across the surface. The pieces were handmade on the pottery wheel.

Height 22 cm

Photo: ©Brian Culligan
Horsehair embellished jar

This is a spherical shaped ceramic jar with striking geometric ornamentation on the lid. The body of the jar is finished in a light cream colour and embellished with horsehair, which appears as dark lines across the surface. The lid is a finished in a solid deep dark brown colour. The pieces were handmade on the pottery wheel.

Height 19 cm
Diameter 14 cm

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