Narrating Process – a Northlands Glass Experience
Remember back when it was summer and some of us lucky few got the chance to travel and take some amazing glass classes? GSoI member Catherine Keenan travelled to our…
RDS Christmas Craft fair 2014 – The Glass Edit
It’s all over now but I was delighted to get out to the RDS Craft Fair last weekend for both Christmas shopping and GSoI journalistic reasons. Maybe I was just…
The Irish Invasion – Pilchuck Session7, 2014
Fred Curtis and TA Conor in the Cold shop Glass. Rarely seen glass. Mother Teresa. Water/Waader/Wawsher. Hot Glass. Painting Party. Crown Jewels. Irish Glass. S’mores. Beer. The Pond. Falling into…
Glassy Future Makers of 2014
This year’s Future Makers Competition has been a great success for Glass Society of Ireland members Karen Donnellan, Emma Bourke and Mags O’ Dea. The awards ceremony took place again…
Who’s Buying? – Glass at Showcase Ireland
Filigrana Vases, BTU Studio Production line 2014 2013 was another good year for Irish craft. According to CCoI statistics the number of people buying craft has been rising in recent…
Bright Adventures: Interview with Karen Donnellan
In my new position as one of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) glass artists in residence, I have the pleasure of sitting beside one of the most…
GSoI: Looking back on ‘Orientate’ 2013
the auction exhibition in CIT Crawford College foyer (photo Michael Holly, 2013) Dear reader, On Saturday the 2nd of November 2013 the recently re-formed Glass Society of Ireland…
Debbie Dawson in China
‘I am Not Magnificent’ – Debbie Dawson Congratulations to GSoI Chairperson Debbie Dawson who set off this week to China! Debbie will travel to Xi’an, China to represent Ireland in an…
Shanghai in Cork
Yanyan Wong and Shihui Zhang are exchange students from the Shanghai University of Fine Art. They spent three months in spring practicing glass, ceramic and textiles at C.I.T Crawford College…
Mud & Sand at Gallery Zozimus
Third year Glass and Ceramic students in NCAD have been very busy these last few weeks, labouring on while the newly graduated 4th years finally relaxed All their hard work…