Orla

Description

Designed by Danny Osborne, made of porcelain clay, cotton net lace dipped in porcelain clay is applied by hand to Orla’s coat. This figurine is entirely hand painted. When Danny and Geraldine Osborne went to the Arctic for a year in 1989 they took their three young children Oisin, Orla and Tempy with them. They lived with the Inuit hunters in one of the most isolated communities in the world, nearly a thousand miles north of the Arctic Circle. The family travelled many hundreds of miles over the frozen sea ice on their dog-sledge. During the long winter, Danny made these models ‘Orla Floe Hopping’ and ‘Oisin and Friend’ of his children. These pieces are limited editions handcrafted by Danny and Irish Dresden as part of our long-standing collaboration. Artist: Danny Osborne