WELCOME TO SASHA SYKES STUDIO…
… where I create sculptural artworks and design pieces from flowers, plants, seaweed & resin which reconnect us with nature in our day-to-day lives…
I am delighted Belonging will be on display in the Homo Faber 2026: An Island of Light exhibition in Venice, Italy, in September.
Belonging (2025)
Chest
Lismore Castle garden flora & resin, 50 x 30 x 35cm
Belonging was designed and made for the Kunstkammer exhibition at Lismore Castle Arts, Waterford, Ireland, working with flora gathered in the Lismore Castle garden. Kunstkammer, which celebrated 20 years of Lismore Castle Arts, was curated by Robert O’Byrne and Paul McAree. To learn more about the exhibition and the work of Lismore Castle Arts, read here.
For further information about Homo Faber 2026, click here.
Photo credits: Rory Moore and Jed Niezgoda
Artist in Residence at Ballyfin Demesne, Co. Laois, June 2026
I greatly enjoyed my Artist in Residence stay at Ballyfin Demesne in late 2025, and I was delighted to be invited to return for a second Artist in Residence stay in June 2026.
I greatly enjoyed talking to guests and members of the public about my work and giving them an insight into my creative process. Finished sculptural pieces, in particular the cloak The Keeping which I was working when last on site 6 months ago, were on display. I am currently developing new work, inspired by the beautiful surrounding grounds at Ballyfin, and look forward to returning to this unique setting soon.
With thanks to Oliver Sears Gallery and the Ballyfin team, further details are available here.
My solo exhibition, Filial Love, ran at the RHA, Dublin 2, for 6 weeks until the end of March 2026
The pieces showcased in Filial Love draw deeply on my relationship with my mother and her celebrated garden in Co. Carlow. It was a multi-disciplinary exploration of familial care and the natural world’s quiet resilience.
With thanks to the RHA and Oliver Sears Gallery, see further exhibition details here.
The Keeping (2026)
Plants & resin cloak, 146 x 92 x 95cm, (with Anam Cara and Protection in the background)
Angelica exhibited at Salon NY, represented by Liz O’Brien
Angelica (2025)
Round coffee table
Angelica flowers and seedheads, black sambuca elder lace, resin & acrylic, 36” diameter x 16” high
Falling Flora recently exhibited at Salon NY, represented by Liz O’Brien
Falling Flora (2025)
Side tables
Blue hydrangeas, resin & acrylic, both 18” x 22” x 16”
Recent exhibition with Oliver Sears Gallery at Heritage House (Daylesford, Cotswolds) in September 2025
As part of this exhibition, I was in conversation with Geoffrey Preston MBE, talking about ‘Planting an Idea: how gardens inspire contemporary craft’ - so inspiring!
Ekballium (2023)
Screen
Seedheads, grasses and dead plant material, resin & acrylic
270cm x 195cm high (c. 200cm x 195cm high standing)
Table for a Lady
Pappus
Lake of Learning
Golden Fleece Award 2025 winner!
Thank you to the Golden Fleece Trustees and Advisory Panel for the 2025 Award. I’m looking forward to deep diving into the world of seaweed - watch this space!
Currently on longterm loan to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, Ireland
As I Am Now (2017)
Purchased by The National Museum of Ireland and is currently on longterm loan to Rathfarnham Castle
Ivy, brambles, gold leaf, resin & acrylic
2.6m high x 1.4m wide
‘Pieces for people who live in the city but dream of the country’
NEW YORK TIMES
