"Like all artists, I have always enjoyed making things. It's the idea of transferring something which was just a thought, into a tangible visual object which I find so addictive. Since I can remember I have painted/sculpted/assembled all manner of things from a variety of materials, gradually moving towards sculpture as my weapon of choice. Working in 3D produces objects; objects which can be viewed from different angles, seen in different lights and cast different shadows. They are tactile as well as visual, and have a real physical presence. Most of my work is about capturing a non-representational presence.
I graduated in 1984 in Ceramics with glass and started work as a Model/mouldmaker in the Potteries in Stoke on Trent. It was here that I learned about production and how I could get to make exactly what I wanted time and time again. A twist of fate brought me to Cornwall in 1988, and another made me redundant. I went into business with my friend Richard in 1990 trading as Design Clinic, specialising in innovative resin-cast giftware (see www.designclinic.co.uk). I designed and sculpted almost everything the company has ever produced, creating a niche in the market for the fusion of styles which has become the Design Clinic trademark.
I have been a partner in Design Clinic ever since, mass-producing my designs and selling them world-wide.
I have worked on a variety of different projects including such things as a prosthetic head for a horror film and more recently I have started to take on commissions for portrait sculptures. I have been producing my own sculptures since 2001, selling them in galleries and solo exhibitions.
Many of these works are based around casts taken from knots weathered out of dead trees and more recently I have been working with pebbles, continuing to explore themes of erosion and the forces of nature. These latest pieces are in stark contrast to the organic quasi-religious look of my knot sculptures. Smooth wave like forms cut through the pebbles, reflecting the forces which have shaped them and given them their distinctive surface."
I graduated in 1984 in Ceramics with glass and started work as a Model/mouldmaker in the Potteries in Stoke on Trent. It was here that I learned about production and how I could get to make exactly what I wanted time and time again. A twist of fate brought me to Cornwall in 1988, and another made me redundant. I went into business with my friend Richard in 1990 trading as Design Clinic, specialising in innovative resin-cast giftware (see www.designclinic.co.uk). I designed and sculpted almost everything the company has ever produced, creating a niche in the market for the fusion of styles which has become the Design Clinic trademark.
I have been a partner in Design Clinic ever since, mass-producing my designs and selling them world-wide.
I have worked on a variety of different projects including such things as a prosthetic head for a horror film and more recently I have started to take on commissions for portrait sculptures. I have been producing my own sculptures since 2001, selling them in galleries and solo exhibitions.
About Séamus
Séamus Moran was born in 1963 and grew up in the Midlands. He graduated at Birmingham Polytechnic, eventually moving to Cornwall in 1988. He lives in the village of Crowan with his wife and three sons. His other obsessions are music and his 1960 Buick.