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Meet the Maker: Orla Hickey
Grace Hanna
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to Limerick artist Orla Hickey about how a pottery class in Skibbereen reopened her eyes to her creative abilities.
22 May 2024 Craft
Meet the Maker: Mairidh Nic Cormaic
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to Mairidh Nic Cormaic, founder of Sew it Seams, about her handmade fleeces and accessories.
15 May 2024 Craft
Folklore: half plough, half spade – the amazing loy
Shane Lehane celebrates the ancient vernacular digging tool that has lasted to the present day in the heritage sport ‘loy digging’.
Meet the Maker: Glenn Gibson
In this week's Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to self-taught wire sculptor Glenn Gibson about his interesting creative process.
15 May 2024 Craft
Meet the Makers: sister duo Eadaoin and Catherine
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to sisters Eadaoin and Catherine about their design-led interiors business Pebble and Sash.
8 May 2024 Craft
Tech-savvy stitching as e-textile enthusiasts combine
A group of knitting and crochet enthusiasts have recently explored integrating wearable technology through the ‘Yarning Connections’ project, writes Grace Hanna.
2 May 2024 Craft
Meet the Maker: Corrina Earlie
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to painter Corrina Earlie about her new series 'heliotropic' which draws its name from the phenomenon of plants turning towards the sunlight.
1 May 2024 Craft
Meet the Maker: Caoimhe M Flanagan
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to writer and illustrator Caoimhe M Flanagan about her business, illustrations and self-published book - Willow Land and The World of Yesterday.
24 April 2024 Craft
Holly Loftus: 'the stereotypical image of a blacksmith is often a big man'
The craft of bladesmithing, the art of making knives, has seen a sharp increase in the past few years, and Irish bladesmith Holly Loftus has carved out her place among the best, writes Dee Laffan.
17 April 2024 Living Life
Meet the Maker: Molly Ellis
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to The Wild Felter Molly Ellis about all thing’s wildlife, felt and nature.
17 April 2024 Craft
A Week In The Country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
10 April 2024 Craft
Meet the Maker: Catherine Cocollos
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to artist and truffle farmer Catherine Cocollos about her artistic journey and how she found solace in painting after a cancer diagnosis.
10 April 2024 Craft