Deirdre graduated from the National College of Art & Design in 1994 with a BA degree in Craft specialising in Glass. Having been inspired by Scandinavian design while in college she then travelled to the renowned Orrefors Glaskolan in Sweden where she completed a post-graduate course.
On returning to Ireland she worked with both Cavan Crystal and Waterford Crystal while building up a wide and varied portfolio. She set up her own contemporary glass studio in 1996 under the name Various Vessels.
She now works under her own name and has received many awards for her work and has exhibited throughout Ireland and abroad.
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