After graduating from Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design in 1986 Sinéad Bomba continued her study of art and design at the Ontario College of Art. She further refined her aesthetic and technical skills while working for a world-renowned Industrial Design consultancy in New York City in the 1990’s. Sinéad creates her decorative and functional woodturnings from local hardwoods that have been cut because of age, disease, or storm damage. She began turning memorial pieces for friends during the Ice Storm of 1998, providing comfort and beautiful lasting memories despite the widespread devastation. Sinéad reveals the beauty hidden beneath the surface through sensitive design, technical skill and patience. Her finishing techniques draw out the warmth of the wood, and her completed pieces reflect the tactile sensuality of the experience. For Sinéad, creating three dimensional pieces is meditative. She balances the stresses of her high technology day-job through her ongoing connection with natural materials and the tactile aspects of collecting and transforming fallen wood into art. She has been awarded numerous ribbons in artistic and functional classes of woodturning competitions since 1999. Her pieces are found in private collections around the world, including Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia, Sweden, and throughout Canada and the United States.

She maintains memberships in :

American Association of Woodturners
Arts Ottawa East
Ottawa Artisans Guild
Valley Woodturners