Liam Flynn lives and works in Co. Limerick, Ireland, where his family have been involved for generations in the joinery and wood working tradition. He specialises in the making of 'Hollow Form Vessels' and is recognised by his peers as one of the leading exponents in this field. He has been a regular exhibitor at the Royal Dublin Societies, National Crafts Competition and has won first prize in the Turned Wood Category on eight occasions, most recently in 2001. He was also awarded the California Gold medal in 1997 and the Crafts Council of Ireland Award in 1998.

He uses temperate hardwoods such as Oak, Ash and Sycamore, though most of his recent work has been primarily in Oak, a wood he finds particularly appropriate, the extra thin walls call for strength and resilience. The work is turned while the wood is in its green unseasoned state, what happens to the piece as it dries, releasing the tension in the fibres causing the shape to shift, is an integral part of the process. The process involved in colouring the wood black coupled with Liam's desire to turn wood as thin as possible ensures that his work displays a delicacy not normally associated with wood.