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Ice Fire and Water:

The panel of local residents and government wanted a piece of sculpture to enhance the local enviroment and
be made of durable material and also celebrating the way Volcanos, Oceans, Deserts, and Ice sheets have combined
to create the rocks which provide the physical foundation of the natural and cultural landscapes of the coast

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Prometheus

Prometheus:

The mosaic panel measuring 6ft x 6ft was commissioned by Kilkenny County Coucil for the Callan Fire Station under the Department of the Enviroment Heritage and Local government per cent for Art scheme.The work took nine months to complete using 12,000 tessarae : vitreous glass, cinca, mirror, Venetian handmade Smalti including Gold plain and ripple.

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St Brigid Mosaic

St Brigid:

Scoil Bhride, Oldtown, Naas,Co.Kildare
This Mosaic panel depicts St. Brigid looking across the beautiful plains of Kildare, the church nestled in the background holding her staff proudly whilst her great white cloak folds over the rich landscape

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Confederation:

This mosaic is a representation of a replica banner of the confederation of kilkenny and was commissioned by the late Dr. Micheal Mcgrath. The original cloth banner was found in Rothe House in the 1840's behind wainscoting in the middle house, It is now in the possession of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.
The mosaic took 400 hours to complete and is surrounded with gold ripple smalti tessarae it can be seen in Capuchin Friary Church, Kilkenny.

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Colette O'Brien
Hillside Studio,
Donoughmore,
Ballyragget
Co.Kilkenny
Telephone: 00353 89 984 8005

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