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O'Connor has said "My interest in 'making' was inspired by watching my father, who was a shoe-maker.... I believe that it is only possible for artists to express a narrative through sculpture by being fully engaged with the entire process of making". His sculptures include the following:
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in 2009. It is of stainless steel and is 4 metres (13 ft) high. The title comes from the Irish name for the area, "An Srúthan Milís", meaning "sweet stream". There are references in the sculpture to features of the area including the
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is an Irish sculptor and teacher, based in
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above a twisting line of stainless steel, which stands a base of chain links of
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in London from 1986 to 1988; he was a part-time lecturer in fine art at the
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in Derby. In recent years he has worked from a studio at his home in
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from 1978 to 1982, and completed his master's degree at
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4NI.co.uk, 27 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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