As part of our Multicultural Programme, The Leitrim Design House is happy to annouce the 2oclock will be running every wednesday in the coffee shop at the Dock. This is a fantastic opportunity to come along and meet a colourful array of different people from a multitude of different backgrounds. From Polish, Irish, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Indian, Hungarian, Russian and many more. This is a great opportunity to exchange stories, share life experiences and get to know your neighbour that bit better…see you there!

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HEADS TOGETHER MILLINERY WORKSHOP WITH WENDY KNIGHT

Special thanks goes to Wendy Knight and her colleague Eileen who facilitated, the heads together Millinery Workshop held on the 12th June. The workshop was a fantastic success and was enjoyed by all who attended. Everyone went home with a stunning head piece to wear!

Dont miss out on our next course with Wendy Knight, being held on Saturday 18th September.Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

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Learn how to make a beautiful Japanese box. Create a treasure to take home using simple materials- milk cartons, pen, ruler,scissors, glue and sellotape.

Japanese paper will be supplied (or you may use your own gift wrapping paper if you prefer) Our Paper Craft Workshop will be taught by Naomi Fleury who is greatly experienced in Origami, Card Making and Decoration. Naomi is originally from Japan and has now settled in Donegal.

Everyone welcome.

raising awareness and greater understanding of other traditions - raising awareness of Irish culture and traditions - encouraging cultural diversity - developing cultural partnerships around craft, art, design- creating new links through music, craft and food

 

This programme has been developed with the support of European Peace 111 funding. The project relates to Aim 2 of the County Leitrim Peace III Action Plan 2008-2010 which is to address racism by a greater understanding and integration of diverse cultures. The strategic priority is raising awareness of different cultures. The project has been funded by the PEACE 111 Programme through the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund which is managed by the special EU Programmes Body.

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Craft Packages Leitrim Design House

Enjoy our one day creative workshops starting April 2010. All workshops are available with or without accommodation. Treat yourself to two nights B & B plus evening meal and explore your creative side.

-HAVE FUN! celebrate that which is created by hand. Learn a new skill. Relax in a fun, friendly atmosphere. This is a unique opportunity to meet our artists and makers; hear their stories and share the process involved in producing each piece of craft. The Leitrim Design House offers a variety of courses and workshops for both adults and children. We specialise in pottery, art, feltmaking and millinery. There are a range of options available including daytime classes and weekend workshops. We also offer tailor-made workshops for corporate groups and private parties and can help plan your hen party, birthday party or other group gathering!Our craft Packages include accommodation in The Bush Hotel in Carrick-on- Shannon, winner of the 2010 GCGuides Green Ireland Hospitality Award and the first Hotel in Ireland to receive the EU Eco-label award. Dinner comprises one evening meal in the locally renowned Bush Hotel Restaurant. Offer excludes Bank Holidays. All are subject to availability.

Revamp your wardrobe with Eileen Abbott, Choose from, 6th May or 10th June.

 

Restyle and recycle your wardrobe and become your own fashion designer.

 

Take part in a Millinery Masterclass with Wendy Louise on 15th May and get some amazing tips

 

Create with clay along with Alan McCluney from Leitrim Pottery. Choose from 22nd April, 20th May, 24th June

 

Photography tutorial with Mike Bunn. Learn at the hands of an expert on the 9th and 10th June

 

Contact info@leitrimdesignhouse.ie for further information.

 

 

 

Woodturner Niall Miller and his family will hold a children’s workshop in preparation for Hallowe’en. A treadle fretsaw will be used to cut out spooky shapes in wood. This workshop is limited to fifteen children, to allow time for all participants to prepare shapes, sand the wood and paint and decorate the shapes. 3.00pm-4.30pm, Admission: 5 euro

Using natural wools create your very own pictures to take home with you. Let your imagination run wild and conjure up your favourite Halloween images-candles- pumpkins-skeletons with textile artist Brigitta Varadi. Age: 4-8 years. Parents of smaller children welcome to attend. Maximum of 15 children so early booking advisable.
Duration: 60 minutes

Admission: 5 euro

PROFESSIONAL MAKE UP WORKSHOPS

AT THE LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSE

JUNE 28TH 2008

Morning Workshop - 10.30 am TO 1.30 pm

Afternoon workshop - 2.30pm to 6pm

The Leitrim Design House invites you to their Professional Make-up Master Class presented by Amanda McCarthy, one of the industries best celebrated and highly respected Make-Up Artists, to review her work and share her experiences, learning the latest in products, trends and techniques.

Amanda has been a Professional Make-up Artist for the last 14 years and works regularly as a Senior Make-Up artist on various Fashion Awards and Shows e.g. MTV Music Awards and Brown Thomas Fashions Awards. She also works for film and TV e.g. Saving Private Ryan and Dancing as Lughnasa.

She has a Diploma in Make-up and Special Effects for Film, Fashion and T.V. in Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design and hosts various Wedding Seminars Nationwide. Most recently she was a Senior Make-up Artist working on The Harvey Nichols Seasonal Key Trends for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which show cased on Xpose for TV3.

Amanda’s Workshop delivers a full group Professional Make-Up Master Class which brings you up to date on the this years must have products and Make-up Looks and you will become involved in Amanda’s creative make-up process and passion for the visual, creating looks that complement day and night.

The programme offers you an opportunity to learn and interact in the teaching of Make-Up, which covers a wide range of topics. And the result will be a one to one personalised Make-Up Look, Face Chart for Reference and a take-away complementary Brush set.

Workshop fee: 60.00 euroFor further information please contact the:
Leitrim Design House on 071 96 50550or email info@leitrimdesignhouse.ie

The Leitrim Design House, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim

LEARN TO MAKE UNIQUE SUMMER HEAD PIECES AT THE LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSE

For a garden party, wedding or special occasion.

What do you get when you combine colourful straws and silks, exotic plumes, crinoline, dazzling beads with a splash of glamour? The answer is breathtaking hats. The current Renaissance in the craft of hat making gives inspiration to all of us to produce the ultimate accessory.

A special one day workshop in the art of millinery will take place on June 14th between 11am and 4pm at the Leitrim Design House.

Create your own headpiece for summer celebrations with milliner Wendy Knight of Wendy Louise Designs.

Wendy is one of ten outstanding Irish designers that make up RED THREAD APPLIED applied art and design - RED THREAD is a new cooperative body established to promote the work and interests of a group of Irish Designers, makers and applied artists brought together under the Leitrim Design House Art of Fashion and Business development programmes.
An exhibition of fashion and knitwear, textiles, jewellery and accessories by unique designers from Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Dublin and Longford runs at the Leitrim Design House until the 22nd of June.

Wendy Louise Design.

Wendy Knight of Wendy Louise Designs offers unique designed handcrafted headwear and accessories to suit all occasions. Hand blocked hats, feather, beaded and fabric headpieces, evening bags and bridal headpieces all in sumptuous fabrics. Wendy originally from Oxford in England is passionate about hats. It’s in the blood, as her grandfather was a milliner and owned his own hat factory in Luton Bedfordshire, the home of the hat making industry. Wendy has always had a flare for fashion, her father was a photographer and she herself studied fashion and photography at college in the UK. Now settled in Ireland she works from her studio at home in the midlands.

This workshop is open to anyone who wants to learn the basic techniques used in the wonderful art of millinery. We will be using traditional materials such as sinamay and wire. The aim is to create a unique headpiece or hat using the skills you have acquired during the course. Early booking is advised. The fee for this workshop including materials costs is 80.00 euro. Refreshments included.

What out for exciting news on a hat extravaganza by the Leitrim Design House in the near future….

For further information and bookings contact the Leitrim Design House on 071 96 50533 or email info@leitrimdesignhouse.ie

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WORKSHOP IN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING WITH DEBRA BOWDEN
JUNE 21ST - 11AM TO 5PM
AT THE LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSE, THE DOCK, CARRICK-ON-SHANNON

The Leitrim Design House will host a day-long workshop in Japanese woodblock printmaking on June 21st, 11am to 5pm at the Dock, in Carrick-on-Shannon. This workshop is designed to incorporate the basics of the art form of Japanese Woodblock printmaking. Debra Bowden is an artist / printmaker based in Thomastown, County Kilkenny.

Her work is a combination of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings on carved and scorched plywood blocks. In 2006 she was awarded a six week Artist-in-Residency in Japanese Woodblock Printmaking on Awaji Island, Japan. She was one of seven international artists to be selected and the first ever from Ireland where she was taught skills by Japanese master printmakers, skills that are still being used today in Kyoto and Tokyo. A large focus of Debra’s training in Japan was in the dissemination of the skills she has acquired. Prior to the course she taught Japanese woodblock printmaking in Grennan Mill Craft School, Thomastown; Kozo Studio and Gallery, Thomastown and the National Print Museum, Dublin.

Traditional tools and materials are used with a variety of Japanese papers
and included in the price in this unique workshop.
Japanese woodblock printmaking is an ancient technique that dates back to the 8th century. It is completely hand produced and water based, requires no printing press and the minimum of specialised equipment, thus providing an environmentally friendly and easily transportable process.
The masters on Awaji were passionate about their ancient tradition and their main objective in running this programme was that their skills would reach a wider audience. With that in mind, Debra feels it is extremely important for her to spread their knowledge in the hope that this ancient tradition stays alive.

The fee for this one day workshop is 90.00 euro
Maximum 8 people per workshop.
Early booking essential

For further information please contact the Leitrim Design House on 071 96 50533 or
email info@leitrimdesignhouse.ie