From April 2020 to Spring 2021, work made in my home studio at the height of COVID 19. The longer we followed social distance rules, the more staying engaged with my materials kept me grounded. Working steadily on a small scale was instructive, allowing me to cycle through concept, failure, and resolution nimbly and quickly. There was agency and satisfaction in the process at a time when much was out of our control.
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 17 June 2021. Acrylic, Jesmonite, silicone, smokebush, wool, paper, feathers. 21 x 8 x 8 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 15 June 2021. Acrylic, Jesmonite, silicone, heather. 11 x 10 x 10 cm ©2021
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 6 May 2021 (for Lucy). Glass, found nest lining, eggshell. 14 x 23 x 17 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 8 March 2021. Acrylic, concrete, glass, Jesmonite, pussywillows. 8 x 60 x 50 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 17 February 2021. Acrylic, air-dried clay, pigment, Jesmonite, glass, wool, rose. 42 x 15 x 12 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 11 February 2021. Concrete, glass, rose petals, silicone, cotinus plumes, wool, paper, feather. 28 x 16 x 12 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 4 February 2021. Concrete, canvas, glass, silicone, apple blossoms, branch. 28 x 16 x 12 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 27 January 2021. Acrylic, Jesmonite, glass, silicone, allium and heather petals, wool, painted fern. 43 x 20 x 12 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 14 January 2021. Silicone, erigeron, glass, paper, wool, wax. 17 x 11 x 15 cm ©2021
Kelly M O'Brien, Lockdown Study 13 January 2021. Cement, glass, wool, silicone, erigeron. 15 x 10 x 10 cm ©2021
Kelly M O’Brien, Maquette Series, 5 August 2020. Silicone and butterfly bush petals. 40 x 20 x 14 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study 23 July 2020. Silicone, cotinus plumes, synthetic fiber. 7 x 17 x 14 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study 15 July 2020. Silicone and cotinus plumes. 40 x 20 x 17 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 1 July 2020. Glass, silicone. 6 x 40 x 8 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 30 June 2020. Glass, tulle. 24 x 15 x 12 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 29 June 2020. Concrete, silicone, wildflower seed heads, synthetic fur. 20 x 12 x 7 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study 25 June 2020. Paper, glass, jesmonite, wildflower, wool. 21 x 22 x 7 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study 16 June 2020. Glass, synthetic fiber, concrete, silicone, hydrangea seed heads. 7.5 x 34 x 17 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study 16 June 2020. Concrete canvas, synthetic fiber. 12 x 24 x 11 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 11 June 2020. Glass, tulle, thread. 13 x 16 x 10 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 5 June 2020. Concrete, silicone, erigeron. 8 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 4 June 2020. Concrete, silicone, wildflower petals, synthetic fur. 20 x 12 x 7 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 1 June 2020. Paper, silicone, wasp nest. 5.5 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 21 May 2020. Jesmonite, silicone, apple blossoms. 7.5 x 8.5 x 6 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 14 May 2020. Jesmonite, matcha powder, silicone, allium petals, paper. 12 x 17 x 7 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien. Lockdown Study, 1 May 2020. Glass, jesmonite, beeswax, eggshell. 8 x 8 x 10.5 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien. Lockdown Study, 30 April 2020. Glass, bee, fur. 10 x 7.5 x 3 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 17 April 2020. Glass, beeswax, wool. 13 x 20 x 17 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 24 April 2020. Beeswax, wool, glass. 7 x 10 x 10 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 9 April 2020. Glass and synthetic fiber. 14 x 6 x 5 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 8 April 2020. Dog hair, paper, tulle. 9 x 14 x 13 cm ©2020
Kelly M O’Brien, Lockdown Study, 7 April 2020. Glass, synthetic fiber, bio resin. 14 x 23 x 17 cm ©2020
