Reflecting the themes of Sandra Gordon’s exhibition The Body Remembers, participants will be guided through a mindful, hands-on experience using air-drying clay, inspired by ideas of resilience, healing, memory, and … Continue reading Wellbeing and Clay Workshop
Create a charming pumpkin-shaped ceramic bowl with lid using hand-building techniques, a spooky seasonal centrepiece for Halloween treats which will be fired and ready for collection at a later date.
This workshop will introduce individuals of all abilities to different elements of three-dimensional production, specialising in various craft-based techniques. With materials ranging from plaster to wax, clay to wire, students will … Continue reading Experimental Sculpture Workshop
Create beautiful sterling silver stacking rings with goldsmith Diane Lyness. Each participant will be taught traditional jewellery making techniques, such as piercing, soldering, rolling, annealing and polishing. Diane will … Continue reading Silver Stacking Rings Workshop with Diane Lyness
Craft NI is delighted to host a special webinar as part of the Contemporary British Silversmiths exhibition, A Thirst for Silver. A Thirst for Silver runs at Craft NI Gallery, … Continue reading A Thirst for Silver Webinar
Craft NI is delighted to welcome Cara Murphy, silversmith and Chair of Contemporary British Silversmiths (CBS), for a special artist’s talk accompanying A Thirst for Silver, a CBS exhibition showcasing … Continue reading ‘A Thirst for Silver’: Artist Talk with Cara Murphy
Explore one of Ireland's finest embroidery traditions while learning the distinctive stitches that make Mountmellick work both elegant and enduring.
A gentle introduction to embroidery. Learn to prepare and hoop your fabric; thread and manage embroidery thread; core stitches and basic techniques.
Join expert glass artist Keith Sheppard for this colourful fused glass workshop to create a 24cm x 20cm freestanding curved glass landscape or two flat 24cm x 10cm glass landscapes. … Continue reading Fused Glass Winter Landscape
Learn basic metalsmithing techniques and create silver jewellery. In this one day workshop you will make a unique pair of silver earrings. You will be encouraged to incorporate your own … Continue reading Silver Jewellery Making: Earrings Workshop
Shannon will demonstrate a few texturing techniques with hammers that you will have a go at before deciding which one you would like to incorporate into your ring. Copper will … Continue reading Ring in a Day
Join tutor Alison Pascoe in her studio to make two origami gift boxes. Participants will learn an origami technique using 300gsm card to construct two boxes with lids (one approximately … Continue reading Origami Gift Box Workshop