Emma Bourke

Herbarium explores identity through Ireland’s wild medicinal plants and the cultural memory they carry. Combining glass and metal, I create wearable forms that embody fragility, resilience, and belonging. Through botanical research and material experimentation, the work translates ethnobotanical knowledge into contemporary jewellery rooted in landscape, memory, and personal connection.

Emma Bourke is an Irish glass artist and educator whose practice combines glass, metal, and ethnobotanical research. Through lampworked and sculptural jewellery, she explores the medicinal, symbolic, and cultural histories of native Irish plants. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in collections including the National Museum of Ireland and Corning Museum of Glass, USA.