Orla O Visual

My Story

Visual Artist from Cork.

"Orla is a Visual Artist based in Cork and is best known for her unique ‘Words in Porcelain’ offering. Despite always having a love of art, she commenced studying art as a mature student in 2010, studying part time at night in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin, while working on Construction projects in Dublin Airport during the day.

Orla believes that words are immensely personal to those who consume them, and her love of words is very evident in her work. Her offering is an emotive one, aiming to stir the senses through meaningful words, forever immortalised in porcelain".

I've always been an arty type, vividly remembering my love of drawing and painting and creating from a very young age. Receiving crafty Christmas presents was always the best. Throughout school, Art was a definite favourite, however I decided to go down the Business route in College. I graduated from the University of Limerick with a Hons. Degree in Business, specialising in Marketing in 2003. From here I obtained an MSc distinction in Strategic Project Planning, which led me to developing a career in Construction Programme Management to 2015. Throughout this time I always had that creative side of me wanting to break free, so I decided to start studying Art at night, while working in Construction during the day. I began part time studies at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, in 2010, finishing in 2014. From here there was no stopping me creatively, and so this was the beginning of my artistic adventure!

 ...