Stained Glass Figurine

The design of this stained glass piece takes its inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s Mechanical Wing Devices. The glass piece was conceived from recycled materials such as the glass from old family picture frames and the copper from old poitín installation pipes recovered from the gravel of an Irish cottage building site in West Cork. The stained glass copper assemblage is rooted in terracotta clay, an Icarian symbolism of visionary insight of technology and sustainability.