I have come to know that the Square Series, are self-portraits.
Desires, fears, chaos, and beauty spinning around my life.
The square near the center starts out empty.
The square writes its own story with the smoke and the flames.
This series for me is that moment, the pause between breaths
Between the chaos of my desires and the beauty of the empty
Elegant empty white porcelain canvass, rendered with intent
Covered with the elements, dirt, glass and seduced by the flame.
Where It dwells, holding to nothing whatever.
Elain O’Sullivan
Copyrighted 2024 Elain O’Sullivan Studio
MOST OF THE INSIDE SQUARES ARE LEFT UNGLAZED UNTIL THE END, THEN WITH SAWDUST AND STICKS, A FIRE IS BUILT ON THE SQUARE. WHAT REMAINS AFTER IT IS COOLED ARE RANDOM IMAGES CREATED BY THE MAGIC OF THE SMOKE. THE SCULPTURES ARE 21" IN DIAMETER ON AVERAGE AND ABOUT 2" TO 3" DEEP FROM THE WALL. EACH PIECE IS READY TO HANG, HOWEVER, INSTALLATION CAN BE ARRANGED.