{"id":131677,"date":"2025-11-10T06:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/131677\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T06:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:11:15","slug":"new-otherworldly-ceramics-exhibition-opens-at-limerick-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/131677\/","title":{"rendered":"New &#8216;otherworldly&#8217; ceramics exhibition opens at Limerick Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.live95fm.ie\/news\/live95-news\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--small c-btn--secondary-fill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        All Live95 News<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/690f6ee59523d.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                                    Via Limerick City and County Council<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            The exhibition is inspired by one of the museum&#8217;s own items.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Limerick Museum has launched a new exhibition of contemporary ceramics, titled &#8216;Canticle of Creatures,&#8217; featuring the work of artist Deborah Watkins.<\/p>\n<p>Deborah developed the striking miscellany of ceramic sculptures, vessels, and tiles after being inspired by an unusual item from the Museum&#8217;s own collection: a tiny 15th- to 16th-century bronze spigot (tap).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her pieces are noted for their gleaming colour and exuberant character.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of the National College of Art and Design, she operated a pottery studio in Connemara earlier in her career before returning to ceramics in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her current work includes unique, hand-built ceramic landscapes that are treated much like paintings.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing her excitement about the show, Deborah said, &#8220;This exhibition is the result of a year of creative development and commitment to the project. I recognised an energy in my chosen artefact that I have sought to bring to the work. I carry my own stories as well, so imaginary creatures and habitats are thrown into the mix. I hope that visitors will pick up on this energy when they experience the show.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr Matthew Potter, Curator of Limerick Museum, said, \u2018\u2019This fantastic exhibition offers a glimpse into Deborah\u2019s interior world. She was invited to develop a series of ceramics inspired by an artefact from the Limerick City Museum collection. The artefact is a tiny bronze spigot (tap) from the 15th-16th centuries, which was used to dispense liquid, like oil or vinegar, from a container such as a barrel. The show is a striking miscellany of ceramic sculptures, vessels and tiles. Gleaming colour accentuates its exuberant character and otherworldliness.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will be on display in\u202fLimerick Museum until 30th November and admission is free.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/onic-player\/id6747436925?ppid=49bb71e2-4823-448e-b0e8-311158962de3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68da98f76f434.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All Live95 News Via Limerick City and County Council The exhibition is inspired by one of the museum&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131678,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60,608,611,607,610,609,612],"class_list":{"0":"post-131677","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-limerick-radio","17":"tag-limerick-today","18":"tag-limericks-live95fm","19":"tag-live-95","20":"tag-live95fm","21":"tag-live95fm-homepage"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}