Last year I did a ceramics class with Rachel Quinn. It's the first time I've ever tried my hand with clay - well unless you count the time in primary school when I got thrown out of the pottery class for talking! Anyway I didn't really have a clue what I was doing but Rachel... Continue Reading →
Beers and Botanical Gardens
A couple of weeks ago Jono and I headed up to Dublin for the day. There were a few reasons that I wanted to go up, the first was to see the Sculpture in Context exhibition at the National Botanical Gardens, the second was to see an exhibition by a photographer I follow on Twitter,... Continue Reading →
Over the (cat and the) Moon
A few weeks ago I entered a competition on Facebook to win a beautiful Shell Cone Double Pendant from The Cat and The Moon. I was delighted when my name was picked out by Martina Hamilton's daughters Anna and Ellen! The pendant is part of The Shell Cone Collection by Martina Hamilton and is... Continue Reading →
Five Glens Arts Festival
Yesterday I went along to Manorhamilton for the Five Glens Art Festival. It was a varied programme of events with something to do for all ages. I thought the Vintage Afternoon Tea sounded delightful so I went along to check it out. It was set in the Castle Cafe which is in the grounds of... Continue Reading →
Blacksmith for an hour
I was delighted when Michael Budd invited me along to his forge to try my hand at being a blacksmith for an hour. The family, were of course horrified, thinking I was going to burn part of my anatomy because I'm quite clumsy, or I used to be. For those of you who don't know... Continue Reading →
Magnetism
Magnetism, a major contemporary art exhibition will open to the public today. It's located in the old Snia/Saehan factory that is just behind Hazelwood House. I was luckily enough to go along last night for a preview. It was a bit strange for me as I explored the factory a few years ago with Derelict Nation... Continue Reading →
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