Black and white image of the Iraqi flag with stylized Arabic script and the Takbir inscription.

Formed by Fire and Intention

I am a glassblowing artist and educator based in Berlin. My journey with glass began at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in Dublin, where I earned a Bachelor’s Honours Degree in Craft Design (Glass) and History of Art and Design in 2013.

A person glassblowing glass with a flame on the end of a blowpipe inside a workshop.

During my studies, I was fortunate to receive scholarships from the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, the Pittsburgh Glass Centre, and the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle. My work was recognised with the Sculpture in Context Award in Dublin and the European Union Leonardo da Vinci grant.

Alongside my practice, I have taught and mentored students since 2011 through the NCAD Access Programme, introducing young people to the possibilities of art and design.

Today, I focus on commissions, workshops, and performances that explore glass as both material and experience.

A glassblower working with molten glass in a furnace.
A glassblower shaping molten glass in a workshop, with a furnace glowing in the background.
A glassblower shaping a long glass piece in a glassblowing studio.
An indoor glassblowing workshop with glass being shaped on a long metal blowpipe. Various tools are on a workbench, and equipment such as chairs, a fan, and shelves are visible in the background.
Glassblower shaping molten glass in a workshop, with a blowtorch and tools on the workbench.
Two glassblowers working together to shape a glass sculpture in a workshop, one wearing protective gear.

What is there to experience?

What makes us feel truly alive?How can we fine-tune our connection to this reality?
My work spans a wide range of media and materials, coalescing into sculpture, installation, and performance. Most of it gravitates toward glass — a material I feel deeply connected to. Working with glass is a collaboration, a dialogue with something both fragile and powerful.
Its integration into my practice happened organically. As my work explores the experiential dimensions of existence, my focus is often on the body — on sensation. I’m especially drawn to sound, movement, and observation — engaging through feeling, touching, listening, seeing, and responding.