FEBRUARY-MARCH 2008

KILKENNY ARTS NEWS

LIFEDRAWING

Ormonde College

7 to 9.15 pm on Wednesdays

Drop in Price €10.00

Niamh Finn

Arts Administrator

Kilkenny County Council Arts Office

County Hall

John Street

Kilkenny

T: (056) 7794138

F: (056) 7794004

E: niamh.finn@kilkennycoco.ie  

KOZO ART STUDIOS

WORKSHOPS and COURSES for ADULTS  - Spring 2008

19 – 20 JANUARY (Saturday – Sunday) 11am – 5.30pm

Hand Papermaking – for beginners (natural fibres and recycled materials)

The 2-day beginners workshop is designed to introduce participants to hand papermaking techniques using a combination of recycled materials and natural fibres of cotton, bamboo, desert grass and abaca. Incorporating fabrics, threads, dried plants, herbs and seeds into their pieces made from various pulps, they will create a variety of papers and unique images. The workshop also covers paper dyeing- and decorating techniques.

Tutor: Tunde Toth, Fibre Artist 

€145 (All materials included)

26 JANUARY (Saturday) 11am – 5.30pm

Textile Art Workshop – Experimental Textiles

This is a unique, experimental 1-day workshop on textile art - making textile backgrounds from a variety of materials and making a small picture piece based on their source. Participants will learn to use acrylic paint, bondaweb, oil sticks, paper, gold leaf and stitch to make exciting backgrounds for their textile pieces. 

Tutor: Caroline Schofield, Textile Artist

€ 90 (All materials included)

2 FEBRUARY (Saturday) 10.30am – 5pm

Printmaking Techniques 1: Introduction to Drypoint and Carborundum techniques (using copper and aluminium plates)

Drypoint: manually engraving an image onto the plate – using special tools for marking into metal before inking up and printing.

Carborundum: a hard, grit-like substance is mixed with adhesive to form a paste. Various grades of carborundum adhesive applied to areas on a plate before inking up and printing.

Tutor: Amelia Peart, Artist, Leinster Print Studio

€ 95 (All materials included)

9 – 10 FEBRUARY (Saturday – Sunday) 11am – 5.30pm

Hand Papermaking FOLLOW-ON COURSE (ADVANCED)

This workshop is a follow-on course; suitable for participants who wish to learn and experiment more after the beginners course, or have previous experience and/or practice in hand papermaking.

It’s designed to give an introduction to creating unique plant papers from various plants and fibres. Also covered: Batik and other decorative techniques on handmade papers, textures, papers for printmaking and artworks.

Tutor: Tunde Toth, Fibre Artist    

€155 (All materials included)

24 FEBRUARY (Sunday) 11am – 5pm

Silk Papermaking Techniques

Participants will learn how to create beautiful, plain and colourful, textured, ‘fabric-like’ papers using a wide range of various silk fibres  - carded fibres from cocoons, hand dyed silk tops, throwsters waste fibres, silk threads …etc. The workshop introduces three silk papermaking methods and decorating techniques.

Tutor: Tunde Toth, Fibre Artist

€ 90 (including all materials)

1 MARCH (Saturday) 11am – 5.30pm

Batik Techniques

The generic term 'Batik' – a Malay word – refers to the process of dyeing fabric using resist technique: covering areas of cloth with a dye-resistant substance to prevent them absorbing colour. Some methods are over 1,000 years old with evidence in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and India.

During this 1 day workshop participants will create individual pieces through an introduction to resist and fabric dye techniques, using traditional tools.

Tutor: Blaithin Quinn, Batik Artist

€ 85 (All materials included)

8 MARCH (Saturday) 10.30am – 4.30pm

Creative Willow Course – Basket making

As well as learning a traditional skill, participants will be introduced to basic basketry techniques, creating a beautiful willow basket or garden structure during the one-day workshop. A great opportunity to make beautiful Easter baskets.

Tutor: Heike Kahle, Basket maker

€ 80 (Including all materials)

Bookings are confirmed with € 50 deposit sent in advance.

All fees include all art materials and refreshments available at the studio.

KOZO Studio Certificate – with reference from tutors/artists – is provided on completion of workshops.

CHILDREN’S ART CLUB continues

at KOZO Studio and Gallery

Age group: from 5 years

SPRING TERM:  3.30 – 5.15 pm every Tuesday and Thursday 

starting on the 17^th  January (Thursday)

This terms activities will include: Glass painting, Papermaking, Candle making, Batik 

Also: preparing works for the annual Children’s Art Exhibition at Easter 2008

Facilitator: Tunde Toth – Fibre Artist

This programme is available on the ‘first come first served’ basis, the fee for each workshop is € 15  - payable on arrival. The fee includes art materials and children can bring snacks and refreshments.

Places are limited and can also be booked previously at the Gallery: 

056-7793265

MOSAIC COURSE for ADULTS – January – February 2008

Over three Friday mornings at KOZO Studio and Gallery

with Jennie Castle – Artist, Castlerin Studios, Thomastown

25 January

1 February

8 February

10.30 am – 1 pm each Friday

Participants will learn to mosaic a garden pot selecting from a rainbow-coloured choice of ceramic tiles.  They will be introduced to the skills and techniques of cutting, breaking, gluing and grouting – while creating their own unique designs.

This course runs over three Friday mornings and includes a slide show presentation of previous works and projects undertaken by the artist and other mosaic artists.

Fee: € 95 – including all materials and the use of tools and equipment.

10% discount for family members booking in together.

Bookings are confirmed with € 40 deposit paid in advance.

Places are limited: workshops and courses are run with a max. of 8 participants per class.

For further details and information and for bookings please contact Tunde at KOZO Studio and Gallery: 056-7793265 or at the e-mail address above.