My quirky contemporary ceramics with a nostalgic feel, are a hip gift to give to any home loving body.
Each piece is hand built by me in my 250 year old studio space in Dundalk, Co Louth, Ireland.
The Impressed range, which is textured with wallpaper patterns, these pieces are formed from flat pieces of clay and wrapped and overlapped to form simple pieces with function and beauty. I have funky serving dishes with “food of love” and beatles quote pitchers and dinky milk jugs, Shakespearean vases and Square and Rectangular platters. They come in green, ruby and cobalt blue. My designs are contemporary and the nostalgic quality of the wallpapers nod to traditional textiles.
The “Love Song” range, are ceramic tiles with stylised Irish landscapes which are impressed with lyrics & quotes to give each piece a link to a memory. Each tile is beautifully finished in white wooden frames made in Clonikilty, Co. Cork.
The “A child’s love” range, a series of wall mounted tiles which offer the perfect sentiment for a new parent.
The design of each piece is carefully considered to provide a beautiful gift to have and cherish in your home but also to contain extra thought and feeling for that something special. and if you are looking for something extra special you can have your own text imprinted into the clay for that extra bit of thoughtfulness.
A handmade piece of Sarah McKenna Ceramics is a gift which will be cherished now and as an heirloom in the future.
Sarah’s Story
Sarah McKenna has been developing her unique ceramic forms at Bridge Street Studios since 1999. Before returning to Dundalk she studied Ceramics at Duncan of Jordonstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, Scotland. Here she gained a Bachelor of Ceramic Design.
Sarah’s work has always been engaged in the process and he early studio work was concerned with smoke firing and raku firing sculptural vessel forms
In 2006 Sarah started producing a range of quirky customisable ceramics giftware which is the beginning of what you can purchase today.
Sarah runs classes and workshops for adults and children from her studios.
Sarah is the Chairperson and the Crafts Council of Ireland representative for Louth Craftmark Designers Network, and secretary of Bridge Street Studios.
She is a mother of 2 boys and wife to a hairy musician, in her “spare time” she is a Scout Leader