Torc by Helen O’Connell
Original Irish Stone Sculpture vailable in New York City for private viewing and immediate acquisition.
This sculpture takes the form of a torc, the ancient Celtic neck ring associated with status, ritual and spiritual power throughout Iron Age Ireland and Europe. Traditionally formed as an unbroken circular band, the torc embodies continuity, connection and eternity - themes deeply embedded within the Celtic imagination.
Its surface is marked with circular impressions inspired by Ireland’s prehistoric stone circles and the enduring traces of ancient ritual sites across the Irish landscape. Weathered into stone and earth over thousands of years, these formations evoke ceremony, gathering, astronomy and belief, where stone, memory and mythology remain closely intertwined.
The repeated markings recall both these megalithic remnants and the timeless symbolism of the circle: the cycles of life, the turning of seasons, the sun, unity and eternal return. Carved into the surface like echoes or scars in stone, they suggest an archaeological memory - traces of human presence enduring across deep time.
Materially and symbolically, Torc reflects Ireland’s ancient relationship with stone, a material associated with permanence, monumentality, sacredness and place. The sculpture connects the intimate form of personal adornment with the vastness of the prehistoric landscape, bringing together body, memory and land within a single continuous form.
About the Artist
Helen O'Connell is an award-winning Irish sculptor whose practice extends between her studio in County Wicklow, Ireland, and Tre Luci Studio d'Arte in Pietrasanta, Italy. Working predominantly in stone, her sculpture explores deep geological time, the natural world and humanity's enduring relationship with the earth. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, she studied stone carving in Ireland and at the historic Nicoli studios in Carrara, Italy. Her sculptural practice explores the geological memory, material beauty and elemental forms of stone, particularly Irish Kilkenny limestone and European marble. Her work has been exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy and other institutions throughout Ireland and Europe, and is held in distinguished private and institutional collections, including the Embassy of Ireland in Washington, DC.
One original sculpture available in New York City. Private viewings and acquisition inquiries welcomed.
Torc by Helen O’Connell
Original Irish Stone Sculpture vailable in New York City for private viewing and immediate acquisition.
This sculpture takes the form of a torc, the ancient Celtic neck ring associated with status, ritual and spiritual power throughout Iron Age Ireland and Europe. Traditionally formed as an unbroken circular band, the torc embodies continuity, connection and eternity - themes deeply embedded within the Celtic imagination.
Its surface is marked with circular impressions inspired by Ireland’s prehistoric stone circles and the enduring traces of ancient ritual sites across the Irish landscape. Weathered into stone and earth over thousands of years, these formations evoke ceremony, gathering, astronomy and belief, where stone, memory and mythology remain closely intertwined.
The repeated markings recall both these megalithic remnants and the timeless symbolism of the circle: the cycles of life, the turning of seasons, the sun, unity and eternal return. Carved into the surface like echoes or scars in stone, they suggest an archaeological memory - traces of human presence enduring across deep time.
Materially and symbolically, Torc reflects Ireland’s ancient relationship with stone, a material associated with permanence, monumentality, sacredness and place. The sculpture connects the intimate form of personal adornment with the vastness of the prehistoric landscape, bringing together body, memory and land within a single continuous form.
About the Artist
Helen O'Connell is an award-winning Irish sculptor whose practice extends between her studio in County Wicklow, Ireland, and Tre Luci Studio d'Arte in Pietrasanta, Italy. Working predominantly in stone, her sculpture explores deep geological time, the natural world and humanity's enduring relationship with the earth. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, she studied stone carving in Ireland and at the historic Nicoli studios in Carrara, Italy. Her sculptural practice explores the geological memory, material beauty and elemental forms of stone, particularly Irish Kilkenny limestone and European marble. Her work has been exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy and other institutions throughout Ireland and Europe, and is held in distinguished private and institutional collections, including the Embassy of Ireland in Washington, DC.
One original sculpture available in New York City. Private viewings and acquisition inquiries welcomed.
