Valerie O'Regan - Multidisciplinary Artist
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    Valerie O'Regan - Multidisciplinary Artist
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      • Paper
      • Draw
      • Print making
      • Textiles
      • Ceramics
      • Artist Books
      • Plant and rock pigment
      • Studio process

      Using my handmade paper from recycled waste, I form three-dimensional figurative sculptures coloured and textured with natural dyes and embellishments.Each sculpture conveys a visual narrative.

      Sister
       
      Sister
      The Three Sisters
       
      The Three Sisters
      Dwellings
       
      Dwellings
      Dwelling
       
      Dwelling
      Woad leaves
       
      Woad leaves
      Woad pigmented paper
       
      Woad pigmented paper

      I draw using a variety of techniques and materials including charcoal, graphite and ink. My aim is to capture the essence and movement of a subject with quick, expressive lines.

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      Charcoal from vine
       
      Charcoal from vine
      Vine - charcoal
       
      Vine - charcoal
      Making charcoal
       
      Making charcoal
      wood litho - landscape
       
      wood litho - landscape
      Wood Litho
       
      Wood Litho

      Fenweh - a longing for distant places
       
      Fenweh - a longing for distant places
      Portrait Of Elpis
       
      Portrait Of Elpis
      Seaward - A flight of curiosities
       
      Seaward - A flight of curiosities
      Portrait of Meantan Gorm - Blue tit
       
      Portrait of Meantan Gorm - Blue tit
      Seaward
       
      Seaward
      Inverchapel
       
      Inverchapel
      Castings
       
      Castings
      Vertical Landscape
       
      Vertical Landscape
      Vertical landscape
       
      Vertical landscape
      Collection of wild flora  - South Cowal peninsula
       
      Collection of wild flora - South Cowal peninsula
      Collection of Wild Flora 2
       
      Collection of Wild Flora 2
      Signal
       
      Signal
      Coastal
       
      Coastal
      Coastal 2
       
      Coastal 2
      Sea Grass
       
      Sea Grass
      The Cairn on top of the hill
       
      The Cairn on top of the hill
      Homeward
       
      Homeward
      Starlight
       
      Starlight
      Saltwater Lumens
       
      Saltwater Lumens
       
      Saltwater Lumens - Sea Bones
       
      Saltwater Lumens - Sea Bones
      Saltwater Lumens
       
      Saltwater Lumens
      Saltwater Lumens
       
      Saltwater Lumens
      Saltwater Lumens
       
      Saltwater Lumens
      Salt Water Lumens
       
      Salt Water Lumens
      SaltWater Lumens - on site.
       
      SaltWater Lumens - on site.
      Natural ink & lumen prints.
       
      Natural ink & lumen prints.
      Saltwater Lumens
       
      Saltwater Lumens
      Saltwater Lumens - Artist Book
       
      Saltwater Lumens - Artist Book
      Solar Etching - studio
       
      Solar Etching - studio
       
      Solar plate etching
       
      Solar plate etching
      Winter's bark
       
      Winter's bark
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

      Textiles encompass a range of natural materials and experimental techniques alongside traditional methods, pushing boundaries to create 2D and 3D artworks that explore the transient characteristics of site specific places.

      Threading Land
       
      Threading Land
      Close to Land
       
      Close to Land
      Interland
       
      Interland
      Portrait of Haiga
       
      Portrait of Haiga
      The Water Carrier
       
      The Water Carrier
      Raw Fleece & print
       
      Raw Fleece & print
      Wash Day, raw Fleece from Glen Massan -Argyll
       
      Wash Day, raw Fleece from Glen Massan -Argyll

      I use Porcelain clay for its strength, durability, and delicate, translucent appearance. It’s fine, smooth texture allows for intricate detailing, making it ideal for form-making in both my non-functional sculptures and jewellery designs.

      Coastal Relics- The Nest,The Seed,The Leaf
       
      Coastal Relics- The Nest,The Seed,The Leaf
      Aigrette
       
      Aigrette
      Porcelain & Silver pendant
       
      Porcelain & Silver pendant
      Cyanotype tile.
       
      Cyanotype tile.
      Porcelain & Silver earrings
       
      Porcelain & Silver earrings
      Porcelain & Silver
       
      Porcelain & Silver
      Porcelain & silver
       
      Porcelain & silver
      Porcelain & silver
       
      Porcelain & silver
      Porcelain & Silver
       
      Porcelain & Silver
      Porcelain & Silver
       
      Porcelain & Silver
      Porcelain & silver
       
      Porcelain & silver
      Porcelain & Silver
       
      Porcelain & Silver
      Porcelain & Silver
       
      Porcelain & Silver
      Porcelain & Silver
       
      Porcelain & Silver
      Porcelain & Silver
       
      Porcelain & Silver
      Porcelain  - in the studio
       
      Porcelain - in the studio

      My Artists' books explore different mediums and interdisciplinary approaches. They incorporate elements of painting, printmaking, photography, collage, ceramic, and textiles, pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a book. They are often site specific and draw on insights into the place of their origin.

      Stories from the Cowal Threshold
       
      Stories from the Cowal Threshold
       
       
       
      Lumen Prints - Artist book collection.
       
      Lumen Prints - Artist book collection.
      Saltwater Lumens - Artist book
       
      Saltwater Lumens - Artist book
      Field
       
      Field
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

      Using natural pigments from coastal rock and my dye garden involves harvesting and processing these organic materials to create unique, sustainable colours. Coastal rocks are round into fine powders, and plants are gently heated and modified to extract their colour These natural pigments offer a rich, earthy palette and a direct connection to my environment,

      Homemade inks
       
      Homemade inks
      Studio Dye garden
       
      Studio Dye garden
      Ochres from Sandy beach
       
      Ochres from Sandy beach
      Studio Dye garden - coreopsis
       
      Studio Dye garden - coreopsis
      Mulling pigment
       
      Mulling pigment
      chromatography
       
      chromatography
      Studio dye garden - Woad
       
      Studio dye garden - Woad
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      Lake pigment
       
      Lake pigment
      From seed to blue project
       
      From seed to blue project
       
       
       
       
       
      ink galls
       
      ink galls
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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