APRIL-MAY2008
Your Mans Puppets
On
the day young Lowry Lynch became King a strange thing
happened to him,
to
hide his secret he decreed hair could be cut only once a
year,
All
the Barbers fled the country, all but one; a young boy
called Seamus
A
show about friendship, differences, bullying and hair.
The
show engages both children and adults alike
With
fresh interpretations of old legends and myths in a
humorous way
A
Family Show from 6 years up.
Appearing in Nun’s Island Theatre,
On the 3rd of May
At 1.00pm and 7.00pm
Admission €5
Booking office 091 565886
Your
Mans Puppets is touring extensively in
and
in international puppet festivals around the world.
More
information on www.yourmanspuppets.com
BANTRY
EXHIBITION
Press release
Womanagh, an
exhibition of work by Martha Cashman
Ceramic artist, Martha Cashman, is opening an exhibition
of work in Organico Restaurant, Glengarriff Road,
Bantry. The exhibition, entitled Womanagh, finds a
suitable home in a food emporium as the ceramic pieces
have as their inspiration the seasons, the kitchen and
food.
Based in Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Martha's most recent work
has been in development since leaving Crawford College of
Art and Design with a BA in Ceramic Design. The
pieces to go on display are finely crafted kitchen
utensils made in a mixed media of paper porcelain, woven
wire, carved birch and ash wood. Taking influences
from her rural background and the close associations of
her family to the seasons, the earth and food; her father
was a market gardener. This series of simple yet
elegant pieces, hung in framed groups or plainly hung
from a rusted nail, pay homage to the understanding held
by a local community that led "me to appreciate and
respect the land we took from daily". The pieces
record their teachings and the lost traditional rural
style of living.
The unusual title, Womanagh, also comes from this
tradition of looking to the familiar. According to
Martha, "It's the name of the river that runs at the
back of my family home near Youghal in East Cork which
had to be crossed to reach the town, so it really plays a
part in the whole story behind my work".
Martha, who has received the UCC Purchase prize and
Scarva Pottery Prize, also has pieces in the UCC Art
Archive Collection, CIT Art Collection and the Crawford
Student Collection. This show will be followed by
an international group exhibition in the Museo della
citta di San Leo, Plazzo Medici, San Leo, in Italy from
April 29 to May 18, 2008. Martha also has work in
Ladyfest an exhibition in the old ESB building next door
to Scotts on Oliver Plunket St Cork on April
25th,26th,and 27th.
This exhibition can be viewed until May 10th, 2008.
The official launch of the show took place on Sunday
April 20th in conjunction with the launch of Slow Food
Bantry. The guest speaker and officiating the
opening was Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe House and Giana
Fergusson of Gubbeen Cheese.
For more information contact:
Martha Cashman, Email: cashmanmartha@gmail.com,
Tel: 087 2606999
Event: A exhibition of work entitled Womanagh
Venue: Organico Café Shop Bakery, Glengarriff Rd,
Bantry, 027 51391, www.organico.ie
Time/Date: Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm,
Feel free to pass on
www.slowfoodbantry.com/SlowFoodPoster.pdf
For more information on this event please see www.slowfoodbantry.com.
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