Sean Hennessey
The Difference Between Us It Requires More Than Yourself Serendipity Afterlife The Need to Give Waiting for the Invention of Power A Dream of Flying A Dream of Escape When Everything Clicks A Mechanism of Growth We Share What We Have Recalibration of Practice The Power to Move Beyond Trying to Relive Those Moments Finding your Power A Precious Gift Beacon The Measure of Value Everything is Energy Prevailing the Test of Will The Path of the Boatman Doubt Both Shores We Power the Universe We Seek Guidance From You Lips We Create Our Creator dualism Possibilities Remnant Maintaining the Balance Between Here and There
I create sculptures in glass and concrete that are narratives based on mythologies, religions, personal experiences and whimsy. By using imagery of common and slightly nostalgic items I tell stories of hopes and dreams, and of memories and transformations. My pieces are interpretations and psychological landscapes of the unseen forces in our lives—being judged by others and ourselves, finding inspiration and will, and dealing with obstacles that may hold us back.

My sculptures are kiln formed slump cast glass panels, that I trowel and paint with concrete and stains and frame in steel. I am presenting pieces that have a feeling of relics, of archeology, and of the study of the past and the way we thought. I liken the presence of glass in my art to the ethereal aspects of our lives, our spirit, and our hopes and dreams. I equate the concrete with the realities of earth, and life, and the shell that we use to protect ourselves from exposing our soul to the world.

Tattered and stained. Covered and encrusted. Yet the glass, our humanity, and the narratives of our lives still shines through.