Tag: Granite
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Ogham Tree Teaching Stone commission
In this final post of creating the Ogham Tree Teaching Stone, I cover sourcing, working and installation of this large standing stone. At the beginning of this project, I spent some time wandering fields and the mountainside looking for a natural stone for the Ogham stone. However, all the stones were much too big (too much […]
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2009 Sliabh Gearr Opening at the Norman gallery
The Sliabh Gearr Granite Symposium opened at the Norman gallery on the Saturday 17th October 2009. It was a beautiful autumn afternoon and a good crowd attended. Jeremy opened the show and Niall Deacon also movingly talked about the conception and the workings of the symposium. Jeremy then led the crowd around all the work […]
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2009 Sliabh Gearr Symposia exhibition at the Norman Gallery
Following the successful Granite Sculpture Symposium in September all the work will be exhibited at the Norman Gallery at Rathnure, Co. Wexford during the Wexford Opera Festival. Exhibition Opens on Saturday 17th October 2009 at 3.00p. All Welcome. Works by: Cliona Cussens, Niall Deacon, Eileen MacDonagh, Paul Haggins, Padraig McGoran, Martha Quinn, Bojana Krizacec, Emanuela […]
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Short-Listed: Shamrock Plaza Carlow Commission
The Shamrock plaza is a new building which has replaced what was known as Doyles of the Shamrock hardware, located at the main cross roads of the Dublin/Kilkenny road and Tullow street. Monaco Properties (who developed the new building) invited submissions for a work(s) of art for the space in front of the new […]