HOME - Donegal

The Donegal Designer Makers invite you to view HOME

Home reflects the work of artist/designer/makers and their connection with their home place - Donegal. For some it is their birth place while others have made it their home. This exhibition explores the different elements of what home is to each maker.

Opening at the Heritage Centre, Ardara, Co Donegal

Thursday 2nd August from 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Exhibition open daily fro 3rd to 25th August 

From 10.30am - 6.30pm

For further information contact Karen O'Kane, Secretary

Email - info@donegaldesignermakers.com

Tel - 086 319 1514

The Craft & Design Collective's July 2012 Exhibition

HOME - The Craft Design Collective's July 2012 Exhibition at Space CRAFT

The Craft & Design Collective presents HOME, an exhibition by Donegal Designer Makers, at Space CRAFT,the group's Shop, Gallery and Exhibition Area, up the escalator at The Fountain Centre, College Street, Belfast,from Friday 6 to Saturday 28 July 2012, Monday to Saturday 10.30am to 5.30pm.

The Preview takes place on Thursday 5 July 2012, 6pm to 8pm - Everyone Welcome!

HOME reflects the work of Artist/Designer/Makers from Donegal and their connection with their home place (Donegal).  For some it is their birth place, while others have made it their home.  The exhibition explores the different elements of what home is to each maker.

Hannah McGuiness, Creative Director, Donegal Designer Makers says, "Our main connection to each other is our home place Donegal.  Whether born here or settled here we have the great fortune of being owned by it and thus feeling part of what is Donegal.  Our county has great dramatic beauty, is subject to erratic weather patterns, has a language of its own, is steeped in culture and tradition.  All these aspects of our life in Donegal are carried through our lifetime, influencing and inspiring our work and us as people".

For more information about Donegal Designer Makers go to www.donegaldesignermakers.com

Space CRAFT will close for a week on Monday 9 July 2012 and will re-open on Monday 16 July 2012

About Space CRAFT

Space CRAFT Shop, Gallery and Exhibition Area is a non-profit taking social economy enterprise managed by the Craft & Design Collective designed to enable the sale of work made by emerging and established Artist/Designer/Makers

About the Craft & Design Collective

The Craft & Design Collective is an independent membership organisation formed in 1997 by Artist/Designer/Makers for Artist/Designer/Makers.
We are dedicated to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of Craft, Applied Art and Design in Northern Ireland and beyond.
Visit our website for further information about us, our members, and the events that we organisewww.craftanddesigncollective.com
The Craft & Design Collective is supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Opening Hours

Monday to Saturday, 10.30am to 5.30pm

Further Information

T: +44 (0)28 9032 9342

M: +44 (0)779 327 9161

E: info@craftanddesigncollective.com

W: www.craftanddesigncollective.com

Shligigh-ish Crafties Ahoy!

Calling all Northwest of Ireland Etsy Seller People!
(Sound like Captain Janeway from the Starship ‘Enterprise’, don’t I!)

Since this is the year of Craft, I’ve been reading about all sorts of Craft events and ‘do’s’ happening elsewhere in the country; but the nearest to Sligo is either Donegal or Ballinasloe, as far as I’ve discovered. For anyone with children, transport restrictions (i.e. Cost of petrol- not funny), work commitments, etc, travelling far isn’t really possible. It certainly is impossible for me.

Enter the Great Notion! We make our own Shligigh group!

I wonder if any of you who are within easy reach of Sligo, would be interested in getting together on a regular (monthly?) informal basis to meet and greet, show and tell, talk and listen, support, cheer on, brainstorm, and all that sorta jazz … each other? I’m specifying ‘Sellers’ here because I know there are already various craft groups, and I think it is ‘sellers’ who need to support each other, having a somewhat different outlook, set of interests/ needs to ‘hobby’ crafts’ people.

At present my idea is just to meet each other, like minded Crafties, you know? But some of you may have ideas for doing more, and I certainly would be interested in any ideas you have, especially any which raise the profile of us Crafties trying to earn a living in the Barbaric West!!
(joke- I’m Irish and proud of it!)

As a start, perhaps if you are interested in meeting, you could convo me with a ‘yea’, or a ‘nay’. If you don’t wish to be included in further updates, (and I do appreciate that many people have enough to do without something like this) I’d appreciate knowing, and if it’s a ‘yea’ perhaps emails would be an easier way to group message?

Secondly, it seems to me that an early evening meeting (like 7 or 7.30) on a weeknight would probably suit most people, over a coffee/ tea (can’t afford a meal out), so perhaps you’d like to indicate which night would suit, otherwise I’d just make an arbitrary choice.

Thirdly, a cafe in Sligo town would seem an obvious venue, and if people are keen I’ll investigate where is open and/or suitable. Of course, if we grow into something amazing, we could be hiring the Sligo Park next!!!!!!!
Anyhow, please let me know what you think and we’ll take it from there!

Regards,
Heather (from HecketyBeckety on Etsy)

heckety@hotmail.com

If you want a phone number, please email or convo me? And btw (or is it fyi?) texting or email is my preferred method of communication!!

Team Member Discount

We are delighted to announce that Treasure Bin have organised a discount for Etsy Ireland Team members.

Treasure Bin is a craft shop located in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. They have a great selection of supplies online from Paper Crafts & Jewellery Making to Cakeware & Knitting. So for days (or weather) when you can't get to the local craft shop make sure to check them out. You can even use your discount in the Special Offers section so that means even better special offers.

If it's not craft supplies you're after maybe the Mind, Body, Spirit section will interest you. There you can find Books, Cd's, Incense and plenty more to soothe your soul after a long day at the market or a busy day in the studio.

We have to say a huge thankyou to Teresa for organising the discount & I hope it comes in useful for lots of you. Details have been e-mailed out to members so check your inbox & if you haven't already sent me on your e-mail address, please do, there's no better time :)

Eyes Open Ireland

This weeks images come from Rene of Placed

"[These photos were] taken on the Fanad Penninsula in Donegal. The house (black building) has won some architecture awards. We stay in a house next to it – the location/name of which I am keeping top secret as I do not want to have to compete with too many people to get it booked. This peninsula is fabulous, breathtaking and a total escape from busy city lives. It is our family’s retreat and we love it, walking on the deserted beach in pyjamas is my idea of happiness!"

The sandy beach is Portsalon, which we pass through on our way to our secret hideaway!

 

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