Workshops

‘I was looking for a music of words, one that belonged simultaneously to poetry and to everyday speech – advertisements, headlines, fashion magazines, erotic classifieds, horoscopes – an inconspicuous music that you could simply breathe in, like the air,’ writes Antonio Muños Molina, author of To Walk Alone in the Crowd. Inspired by Molina, and […]

Amanda Neri is an award-winning singer and director who loves to write. She is an avid reader and enjoys exploring the written word in all its forms. Her most recent children’s book The Golden Fairy Door is an enchanting story for young readers that is fast becoming a bookstore favourite. Amanda won the Cork City […]

Creating beautiful writing using the ancient art of calligraphy has held a fascination for people for thousands of years. Des Meade of The Calligraphy Scribe, is a Carrigaline-based calligrapher, who has had a long successful career as a graphic designer, calligrapher, illuminator and lettering artist. Des recently had a part in the major film Bonhoeffer […]

Have you ever wondered how paper is made? Come and learn the ancient technique of papermaking using recycled denim, vegetable matter and recycled paper. Participants will learn how to cast leaves, grasses and other matter, and how to make sheets of paper suitable for book-making and other art projects. Includes tea/coffee during the workshop