Ayelet Lalor feature

Great Irish Design to celebrate the Year of Craft

The Crafts Council of Ireland and Craft Northern Ireland have designated 2011 as Year of Craft. The year marks the 40th anniversary of the Crafts Council of Ireland and will be celebrated through a diverse range of dynamic events and programmes to showcase the very best of craft made on the island of Ireland.

The Interiors Directory is Ireland’s premier online destination for resourcing all aspects of interiors projects. They are proud to support Crafts Council of Ireland members and are excited to showcase selected designers who produce furniture, stained glass and sculpture. Their featured companies represent the brightest and most talented in the interiors industry. Ayelet Lalor is one of their featured ceramic sculptors.

Ayelet Lalor is an Irish ceramic artist and sculptor specialising in figurative work. Her contemporary ceramics range from wallpieces and figurines to life-size garden sculpture, including commissions, both private and corporate for awards, hotels, schools and specific locations. Humour, colour and movement are predominant in her ceramic work, while her figurative bronze sculptures resonate with a different quality, more quiet and serene than their colourful ceramic counterparts. As a figurative sculpture artist the exploration of the female figure has been at the core of Ayelet's work for many years. Working in clay, bronze and new media she consistently finds new ways to renew her interest in the human figure.

You can see more of Ayelet's work on her website or find out more about the Year of Craft 2011.

"And so it goes"

Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin, presents "And so it goes."

New works by Philip Murphy

To be opened by Colm O'Gorman,
Founder of One in Four
Executive Director Amnesty International Ireland

Exhibition runs from 3 - 26 February 2011.

And so it goes features new works by Philip Murphy. This show incorporates innovative printmaking techniques where Murphy uses plates made from silicone or perspex and methods such as encaustic. Encaustic is a highly pigmented wax, which is painted onto a heated plate from which a monotype can be pulled. More traditional printmaking techniques are also exhibited albeit incorporating sculpture and installation.

For more information on the exhibition visit the Graphic Studio website.

Mick the Miller unveiled

Elizabeth O'Kane's life size bronze sculpture of Irish greyhound racing legend, Mick the Miller, was unveiled by An Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowan, on 29 January 2011 in Killeigh village green, County Offaly, where the dog was born in the 1920s.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this commission, not only because I am a dog lover but also because my father owned a champion greyhound when he was a young boy, Priceless Border, winner of the English Derby in 1948.

I spent a lot of time at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium and I had a real greyhound model for me in my studio."

You can read more about Mick on Elizabeth's website.

Plane Tree Sculpture

In December 2010 sculptor Elizabeth O'Kane's latest outdoor work, Plane Tree, was installed in the courtyard of The Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, in Clontarf, Dublin. It is made of bronze and is her largest sculpture to date measuring three meters tall.

The hospital committee came up with the brief to make a Plane tree; their inspiration was that Hippocrates (460 B.C. - 366 B.C.) taught his pupils the art of medicine under a plane tree on the Island of Kos.  Six artists were invited to tender, with Elizabeth winning the competition.  It is more abstract in style than her usual work.

See more of Elizabeth's work on her website.

Christmas Studio open day

Christmas Studio open day and sale of work at The Design Tower on 10th and 11th Dec 2010
Ayelet Lalor , Breda Haugh, Da Capo and Amethyst Design and possibly more ( to be confirmed)

When:  12-8 Fri - 10th December
            10-6 Sat - 11th December

Design Week trail 2010

As part of the nationwide series of events that make up part of Design Week 2010 we are delighted to open our studio to the public.
Featuring the Gemstone Barbeque.

WHEN:
Monday 1st to Saturday 6th November


WHERE:
Design Tower

MORE INFO:
www.designweek.ie

Gemstone Barbeque

Beginning with Design Week 2010 and continuing for the month of november we are giving our customers a special offer.
Any loose coloured gemstone from our display for 50% off. Just choose your setting and choice of metal (gold or silver), add diamonds if you wish, and we'll do the rest.
It couldn't be easier or more fun. Choose from Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Citrine, Garnet and more. 

WHEN:
Month of November


WHERE:
Da Capo Goldsmiths, Studio 61

MORE INFO:
info@dacapo.ie