The National Craft Gallery in Kilkenny City has 2 beautiful shows on at the minute. (Note- they're over now- BUT DO look at the photos of the fabulous items! You won't be sorry you took a minute to do so.)
21st Century Icons is a show where makers were asked to re-imagine the iconic ancient Celtic neckwear- the torc.
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| 'Wild Fortunes' by Emma Bourke- stunning, but hard to photo- go see in person! |
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| 'White Ruffle Necklace' by Rachel McKnight ( & ooh, she has an online shop!) |
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This detail from 'Caera' by Eily O'Connell really caught my eye. The whole piece has an interesting story behind it- made from the wool of a found deceased sheep! she says ''Torcs were traditionally buried with the dead but this neckpiece reverses that practice and now the dead lives on, adorning the living.'' I think one of the bits looks like a skull, do you?
More beauty!
Also on until July 6 is Bruce Metcalf's show, with more fab wearable beauty. Here are a few photos from it, too. |
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| by Bruce Metcalf |
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| by Bruce Metcalf |
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| by Bruce Metcalf |
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| by Bruce Metcalf |
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| by Bruce Metcalf |
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| Not by Bruce Metcalf! A friendly visitor! |
If you love seeing beautiful things, wonderfully made & with interesting stories behind them, I highly recommend visiting The National Craft Gallery. We've been several times this year and have loved each show. ( For other posts on the visits, click here.) Also call over to the Butler Gallery across the road in Kilkenny castle. We just went to the opening of their new youth curated show 'From Us, Through Them, To You' and really enjoyed it! A post on that coming soon, with video!
Have YOU seen any great Irish based craft or art lately? Tell us about it in the comments section, go on, go on, go on! :-)
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