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TACTILITY FACTORY JILL PHILLIPS Jill Phillips is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary designer of bespoke furniture, textiles and interiors. Her work combines old and new, antique and modern, in unique and exciting ways. Her elegantlydeviant pieces encourage the observer to construct their own visual experience. Nothing is as it seems. Subtlety is key. Drawing on aspects of cognitive science, these pieces persuade the brain and eye to connect, and re-connect, stimulating a progression of engagements that allow new forms to emerge. She is based in Belfast.
In the true spirit of invention, Tactility Factory unites expertise from architecture and textiles to bring tactility into the built environment. Architect Ruth Morrow and textile designer Trish Belford combine the hard properties of concrete with the softness of textiles by designing innovative processes, using patented technology, to deliver beautiful and sensually-engaging surfaces. Though created using leading-edge technologies, each surface finish has a unique, hand-crafted, antique feel; a testament to the fact that ornament isn’t crime. Tactility Factory is based in Belfast.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Tours Tours of the exhibitions will take place at 11am daily in the National Craft Galleries.
Curator Talk On Sunday 8 August, at 2pm, Craft curator Angela O’Kelly and artists will give a talk on the exhibitions. Admission free.
GRENNAN MILL CRAFT SCHOOL Thomastown / 6-15 August 10am-6pm/ Opening Saturday 7 August 5.30pm Grennan Mill Craft School presents an exciting range of work from six artists: Danny Browne, Mark Campden, Shem Caulfield, Maeve Coulter, Lorna Donlon and Lucinda Robertson.
Grennan Mill Craft School
Butler House, 16 Upper Patrick St / 7-14 August 10am - 6pm MADE in Kilkenny is a network of 26 of the finest craftspeople in Kilkenny City and County. This year’s exhibition features new works inspired by “Kilkenny: a sense of place”. All pieces are handcrafted and feature a refreshing and innovative use of materials, resulting in crafted pieces of striking individuality.
CERAMICS IRELAND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Gallery 2, Kilkenny Design, Castle Yard / 7-16 August, Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-5.30pm
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MADE IN KILKENNY
Children’s Craft Workshops Tuesday 10 - Thursday 12 August National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard 2pm-4pm See page 63 for details.
Featuring the work of seven international makers: Richard Notkin (USA), Walter Keeler (UK), Etain Hickey (Ireland), Brendan Hesmondhalgh (UK), Sara Flynn (Ireland), Jackson Li (China) and Sinead Glynn (Ireland). The exhibition is part of The Ceramics Ireland International Festival which takes place from 3-5 September.