Floristry: Fertilising Communication
There are myriad ways that we can communicate with one another. We have the complexities of language, of gesture, of facial expression and so on – so why is it…
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Photography: seeing the world your way
Photography is one of the most popular pastimes in Ireland, boasting dedicated enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds. The reasons for this are many, but the easy accessibility offered by…
Dressmaking Courses
Dressmaking courses teach the art of creating unique garments to suit an individual’s specific requirements, body shape, fitting preferences and/or personal taste. Skilled dressmakers customise highly fashionable garments using a…
Painting Classes
A big advantage of painting is that there is lots of colour and potential for a mess, which makes it fun. A painting class or course will teach you how to…
Mosaic Classes
“I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay their foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy…
Fashion Design Student Profile
Name: Belinda Sullivan Course Provider: Mallow College of Design and Tailoring, Co. Cork. Course: City & Guilds Diploma in Fashion Design From the time I left school and finished my…
Stained Glass classes
Stained Glass is usually coloured by adding metallic salts to it during its manufacture. It is then crafted by arranging small pieces of to form patterns or pictures which are…
Crochet Classes
Not to be confused with the game of hitting balls through hoops; crochet is the art of creating fabric from yarn or thread using a crochet hook. It is similar…
Digital Photography Courses
The urge to create, the urge to photograph, comes in part from the deep desire to live with more integrity, to live more in peace with the world, and possibly…
Painting Lessons
If the art in your home consists of classic posters like the naked man holding the baby or the chimp on the toilet, then perhaps it’s time for a change.…
Sewing Classes
What are sewing classes? Sewing classes teach the craft of stitching fabrics together, either by hand using a needle and thread, or mechanically using a sewing machine. Many sewing skills…
Art Classes
What is it Art has always been a difficult thing to define to define, and it is probably an even more difficult thing to define in the twenty-first century. Everything…
Knitting classes
According to the Woolmark Company, knitting is one of the world’s greatest stress relievers. Well, they would say that, they have a vested interest in getting your needles clacking. However,…
Drawing Classes
Don’t hide your inner artist under a bushel. An evening class in drawing can unleash the Leonardo lurking inside all of us. . . Nobody is a really an absolute…
Pottery classes
Abba, Abba, Father, you are the potter, we are the clay. But what would happen if the tables were turned We can all have a chance to play God by…
Sculpture courses
Sculpture isn’t new to any of us. Ever since we first rolled out our first marla snake in Junior Infants, the seed was planted. Sculpture, whether we notice it or…
