Yarn Classes

The last few days were hectic as the deadline for the Tinahely Sheep Flock was looming. I had to complete my contributions and as I was not working in crochet but with paint on metal I found it a bit stressful, to be honest – but mostly a fun challenge…
Doily The Sheep and Origin Of [...]

Filed under: Public Art, tinahely arts group by Irene Date 11 April, 2012
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I met with one of the very vigilant shepherds of the Tinahely Sheep Flock yesterday morning who told me that my sheep (All Fake Fur) had been stolen from it’s base. It was last seen Wednesday evening. I felt sad and I felt glad that I had the experience of the process of making it, [...]

Filed under: Public Art, Yarn Classes by Irene Date 16 July, 2011
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We are all set for the exhibition opening of the Tinahely Sheep Flock which happens on Friday April 29th at 6.30 pm in the Market Square in Tinahely, Co Wicklow.
Here is a wee preview before the event…

Tinahely Sheep Flock by TAG – detail
Great craic altogether!

Filed under: Public Art by Irene Date 27 April, 2011
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I am rather deeply infiltrated in the woolly fleece of a public art project to be launched here in Tinahely, Co Wicklow on Friday April 29th in connection with the annual Tinahely Walking Festival. I’m a member of the  The Tinahely Arts Group, which is a collaborative of artists and craft people working together and [...]

Filed under: Public Art by Irene Date 3 April, 2011
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Currently The Irish Reef is is on show at The Greenhouse in Dublin and we are delighted that The Reef is out of storage and on view for everyone to enjoy. This is The Insitute for Figuring’s fantastic ode to maths and the fragile coral reefs in our oceans. I facilitated and coordinated some [...]

Filed under: Public Art, Yarn Classes, hyperbolic crochet coral reef by Irene Date 16 May, 2010
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