"the day you stop racing, is the day you win the race" - Bob Marley Slow down... Let's stop telling each other just how busy we are. It's not an attractive trait any longer. Everything appears to be important, but it's your choice, at the end of the day, to decide what is really important. It's very difficult to teach yourself to slow down. I have learned out of necessity how to accept slowing down, and to simply pause when I need it. We all need it. We all need it because we

These wee shamrocks crept into my studio today and made their mark everywhere. I am an artist. But more than that I am an Irish Artist. I am proud in saying that today and every day. For such a small country, we are known worldwide for our cultural talents in song, art and literature. It is engrained in our national identity. Culture and creativity are the greatest assets of any society and I am very proud to think that Irelands creative culture is booming, and Irish artistic

I really cannot believe that we are in March already! Despite January feeling like it lasted a thousand years, February zoomed past us in the blink of an eye, and I wonder what March may bring us. I'm hoping for balance...a mindful month which neither lasts forever nor flies by, but which delivers an easy pace, allowing us to enjoy each day with calmness. Namaste March. We welcome you with open arms. #march #namaste #porcelain #orlaovisualart #irishart #ceramics #sayitwithwor

Poetic finesse at its finest. Regarded amongst the most famous lines in 20th Century literature, James Joyces' last line of 'The Dead' is here immortalised forever in Porcelain. James Joyce had the ability to magically combine words to create such beautiful pieces of writing. He sure knows how to end a book! #wordsinporcelain #orlaovisualart #irishmade #irishart #ceramics #sayitwithwords #porcelain #JamesJoyce #thedead #writing #literature #words #designIreland #dccoi #cerami