Michaela O’Sullivan

Michaela’s work is an exploration of growth, form and deterioration in the real and imagined natural world; what is interior (hidden) and exterior (visible): the weirdness of it and the wonder of it. Roots, shoots, pods, seeds, skin and husks have been constant motifs for 25 years.​
Processes of layering, adding and subtracting, are employed to organically “grow” the work. In this way, a specific idea is transformed and shaped by the materials used: powder pigments, paper, thread, wax, steel wire.
Drawing is central to her practice, with shape, form, texture and mark-making taking precedence over colour, which is used sparingly.