The Art Hand and Copper Coast Productions were featured on RTE’s Nationwide program last night to celebrate The Miners of Bunmahon films that we are currently making. The Copper Coast looked great. Here’s a link to watch it online…we’re just after the whales at 7.22 minutes; http://www.rte.ie/player/us/show/10108480/ Stay tuned for our next TV appearance on the 28th of February on “Don’t tell the Bride”.
The Miners of Bunmahon
The night started with a wonderful performance from our Welsh guests Cheryl Beer, Suzanne Hughes Owen & Danielle Lewis. They performed for us as part of their Irish tour of the Celtic Women Festival funded by Coracle. They were very much taken by the courageousness of Edith Collier and her female colleagues as portrayed in the film. Cheryl has promised to write a song about Edith so we look forward to hearing that in the new year.
Following this we had a spell binding performance by Deirdre Starr of The Flower of Magherally that is also featured in the film. Deirdre dedicated the song to her friend Michael Heath, the Director of the film who was with us in spirit from his home in New Zealand. We hope to see Deirdre back in Bunmahon for a full concert in this wonderful space in the new year. To hear more of her work please visit her website here; http://www.deirdrestarr.com/
Our next guest was broadcaster and historian Julian Walton who gave a wonderful introduction to the life of Edith Collier. He gave a reading of the recent piece he recorded for his long-standing radio slot on WLR fm called On This Day. It was nice to hear a fresh perspective and so fitting that it was broadcast on the radio on the anniversary of Edith death, 12th December 1964. Sadly Julian announced before his reading that his radio slot is being axed due to budgetary constraints. Shame to hear the end of an era after nearly 5500 epic broadcasts.
The last word went to the Director Michael Heath who had sent his greeting earlier that day by email from New Zealand which was read out before the film. Here is a small quote from that email; “I am thinking about you all as tonight you will be watching the film and I wish I was there with you all….It has been a wonderful journey. Both Steve and I cannot say how much we loved being with you, and being able to experience and capture the beauty of the place you call home. We want to thank you all for your kindness and hospitality in looking after us so well, assisting us, and allowing us to make the film I wanted to make.
Irish Premiere of Documentary Film
The film Village by the Sea was shot in Bunmahon in March 2012 and retraces the footsteps of Edith Collier, the New Zealand artist who came to Bunmahon in 1914 and 1915. Her paintings of this small Irish coastal village and the people she encountered are featured throughout the film alongside many contemporary interviews with local people and dramatic footage of The Copper Coast.
Cinematography was by Stephen Latty. Sean Corcoran and Angela Mulcahy coordinated the production and assisted the director in Ireland. I’m sure Edith Collier was with us in spirit for the event at the heart of her home in Ireland. The performances and film were warmly received by the audience and a great night was had by all. DVD copies of the film can be purchased by emailing bill.milbank@gmail.com
All proceeds from the event are going to the Ryan and Ethan Appeal. This will help pay for the treatment that these two young local boys are currently undergoing in America since they were diagnosed with ALD. We send Ryan, Ethan and their family all our best wishes at this difficult time.
The event was coordinated by Angela Mulcahy and Sean Corcoran. Special thanks to Paula Mc Carthy, Sean Fitzsimons and the full team at The Copper Coast Geopark Centre for hosting the event. Michael and Sean O’Meara for providing the sound system. Eddie Mc Carthy for a loan of the van. The Gaelach Gorm Theatre for the heating system. Thanks to so many of the cast and crew for attending. Thanks also to our performers Cheryl Beer, Suzanne Hughes Owen, Danielle Lewis and Deirdre Starr. Julian Walton for his reading. Michael Heath for his kind words. Mareike Eccleston for tirelessly promoting the event (and everything else we do).
On behalf of Copper Coast Productions and The Art Hand we would like to thank you all for supporting this event and making it a great night.
For further details of our film productions and events please visit www.theArtHand.com/film
Thank You.
Welcome to our December 2012 Newsletter. It’s been a roller coaster ride since we opened in March and we’re delighted with how things have developed. Thank you all for your support and encouragement. We now have 3700 fans following our every move on our Facebook page and our Kids workshops have really taken off as well as our film production facility. Further details of these and more can be seen on this Website. Thanks again and please stay tuned.
The Miners of Bunmahon
The Miners of Bunmahon; Copper Coast Productions based at The Art Hand is delighted to announce that it has been commissioned to create a series of films called The Miners of Bunmahon. The films are being directed and produced by Sean Corcoran and Angela Mulcahy and have been commissioned by The Copper Coast Geopark. The main film tells the story of a day in the life of a mining family in the 1800′s. There will also be 5 shorter films that cover specific elements of Bunmahon’s mining heritage.
The main cast and crew are already in place but if you would like to be an extra please ring Angela on 086 8569358. We need men, women and children of various ages, preferably living in the area and preferably with some acting experience. Filming will take place from January 11th. Hope you won’t mind working in the cold and up to your knees in mud!
Village by the Sea
Irish Film Premiere of Village by the Sea; We are also delighted to say that there will be an Irish Premiere of Village by the Sea in the Geopark Visitors Centre in Bunmahon on Saturday December 15th at 8pm. The film which was shot in Bunmahon in March of this year retraces the footsteps of Edith Collier, the New Zealand artist who came here in 1914 and 1915. Her paintings of the area from that time and the people she encountered are featured throughout the film alongside many contemporary interviews with local people and dramatic footage of The Copper Coast.
Angela Mulcahy and Sean Corcoran co-ordinated and managed the production of the film and assisted the New Zealand Director Michael Heath and Cinematographer Stephen Latty. “Village By the Sea” had its world premiere in Wellington, New Zealand at the New Zealand International Film Festival and it is currently touring film festivals around the world.
Tickets are now on sale at €10 each with all proceeds going to the Save Ryan and Ethan Appeal. This will help two Tramore kids who have been diagnosed with ALD, a rare, serious, progressive, neurological and metabolic genetic disorder. Further details of this very worthy cause can be seen on their Facebook page. To book your seat please ring Angela on 086 8569358.
Open week and Exhibition
The Open Week and Exhibition has now come to an end including the graduation of this terms Kids @ The Art Hand students. All our young students were excited to show the art they had made over the previous 10 weeks to their speechless families and friends. There were also several visits from local National Schools. The building was jam packed with colourful batiks hanging overhead, giant group collages on the walls, clay sculptures, a 12 foot handmade Christmas tree, stop motion animations and much more. In fact just about every inch of the walls and ceilings were used to display the incredible selection of artworks. Well done to all the graduates, keep up the good work. Follow The Art Hand on Facebook to see exactly how much stuff is going on here.
Hip Hip Hurray!
Kids @ The Art Hand are back on the 15th of January with an exciting new range of classes covering everything from Batik and Collage to Animation and Sculpture. This will be a 10 week term including a Family Art Class, where big people can get stuck in too! These popular classes are run by artists Sean and Miranda Corcoran at their custom built facility near Bunmahon. They also bring these workshops to National Schools around the county. Tuesdays are for kids aged 4 to 7 and on Thursdays it’s kids aged 8 to 12. They will also have art classes for teenagers up and running soon. Classes run for 90 minutes starting at 3.30pm and 5pm. The cost for the term is €90 per child including all materials. The cost for two or more children from the same family is €80 each. For further details ring 051 292919 or visit there website; www.theArtHand.com
Made by 500 people
The Solas Centre Mosaic is expected to be installed somewhere in Waterford city in January. Over 500 people were involved in creating the piece last October in the Peoples Park at the Solas Centre Run for Life event. The mosaic features over 5000 pieces and is over 12 foot wide by 4 foot high. The vibrant design represents light and hope. The project was made possible by generous suppliers and enthusiastic volunteers and was co-ordinated by The Art Hand.
The Solas Centre Mosaic
The Art Hand
Bunmahon
County Waterford
Ireland
00 353 51 292919
info@TheArtHand.com
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Hip Hip Hurray!
Our Open Week and Exhibition starts this Tuesday (December 4th) and runs until Saturday. All are welcome, have a look at our facilities and an exhibition of the work of our students from this terms Kids @ The Art Hand classes. Our studio will be jam packed with everything from Batik and Collage to Animation and Sculpture. Just ring 051 292919 prior to your visit.
Full details of Kids @ The Art Hand can be seen here; www.theArtHand.com/kids
The Art Hand in Bunmahon has been busy lately with over 40 young artists aged from 4 to 12 who are attending the Kids @ The Art Hand workshops. The 10 week term is broken into 4 classes that run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A limited amount of extra places are available each week for kids who would like to get involved but can’t commit to the full term.
At the end of the course a group exhibition will be held in The Art Hand. Scheduled for the last week in November, this exhibition will be open to the public and will include the students work in clay, collage, mosaic, drawing, painting, printing, stencils, graffiti and more.
The classes are run by artists Miranda and Sean Corcoran in their custom-built art facility on The Copper Coast. The Art Hand already runs art projects in Primary Schools and will be hosting school tours next year. For further details of Kids @ The Art Hand please have a look at this page here; www.theArtHand.com/kids or ring Sean or Miranda on 051 292919.
Also, watch out for an interesting and ambitious art project with The Art Hand in the Peoples Park on Sunday October 14th for the Solas Center Run for Life. Curious? Check this website closer to the time for details.
Our latest facility…Kids @ The Art Hand is a new and exciting range of Art Classes for Kids aged 5 to 12 starting September 18th. Full details HERE.
Bookings are now being taken for a weekend photography workshop with George Munday, here at The Art hand and along the Copper Coast. September 6-9, 2012.
Full details click this link; http://thearthand.wordpress.com/courses/but-is-it-art-photography-with-george-munday/
Here’s an article about the film we were involved in called Village by the Sea in a New Zealand newspaper The Wanganui Chronicle on the 7th of July. It says; The fishing village of Bunmahon remains virtually unchanged since Collier’s time. “The land and seascape are still the same”. Click on the image to enlarge it…
Photographs from the production can be seen HERE .
Our original Press Release is HERE.
Although the courses at The Art Hand are for adults only we do offer an outreach programme for Primary Schools. Our Mosaic Map and Giant Sunflower art projects in two Waterford Primary Schools have just been completed.
We travel to schools across the county with all the equipment and materials needed to develop interesting, fun and educational art projects. Each project is unique and tailored to suit each individual school. In the future we hope to be able to offer professional development courses for teachers and day trips for school groups
The options we offer are endless; paint a mural, build a mosaic, create a map of your area, have an exhibition, make a film. Although the artwork resulting from the collaboration can be very impressive our emphasis is on the actual process. This includes the conception, planning, research and design.
Teamwork is central to how the artwork comes together. Teachers as well as children are involved in the process throughout. We teach simple and safe techniques and knowledge is gained in an enjoyable way.
The projects are facilitated by either Miranda or Sean Corcoran who are both fulltime professional artists and tutors at The Art Hand. Introducing children to an artist gives them first hand knowledge of what being an artist is really like. It gives them an insight into art itself. What is Art? We’ve had some interesting answers to that question!
Please contact us for full details. We would be delighted to visit you to discuss different options and costs. We can bring along photographs and samples of our work to show you. Alternatively if you would like to visit us here at The Art Hand just let us know and we can show you around our facilities.
62 paintings were produced in 3 days during an extremely intensive art course with Lora Murphy at The Art Hand. Encaustic….that’s painting with wax! The paintings were produced in a variety of styles from Egyptian portraits to abstract art. Many different mixed media techniques were used to embed images into the wax and on the final day the participants exhibited their artworks in The Art Hand.
Lora was assisted by artist Rebecca Jane Leech who is also a Ballymaloe trained chef. She also assisted Miranda Corcoran with vegetarian evening meals which were stunning. Participants travelled from as far as Cork, Clare, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford and stayed locally for the duration of the course.
Music for the below video is Perspectives by Bacalao from the album Vincent Berard Soundtrack and is used under Creative Commons License; http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bacalao/
Below are some pictures of the course and the 62 paintings that were created;
Fancy a Creative Holiday with your friends for a few days at The Art Hand? We have found that participants on our intensive Art Courses often have friends with similar interests. To encourage and reward small groups we have introduced a discount scheme as follows.
When two people book a course, they will each receive a €50 voucher towards any other course at The Art Hand.
When three people book a course, they will each receive a 15% discount.
When four or more people book a course, they will receive a 25% discount.
Accommodation for small groups can also be more reasonable, for example 3 nights for up to 4 people in a self catering Chalet near the beach costs €150 all in.
Since our jam packed launch in March the first bunch of intensive art courses have been completed including a great Photography Course with George Munday and a Stencil and Graffiti workshop with Sean Corcoran. Coming up in June is a Life Drawing Course with Ger Kennedy and an Encaustic Painting Course with Lora Murphy, that’s painting with Wax! Create a Family Heirloom box in July with American Artist Ruby Clover.
Their new furnace kiln is on its way from the States so you can look forward to some interesting Stained Glass, Mosaic and Ceramics courses when that’s operational. New dates for Photography, Painting on wood with Pamela Silin-Palmer and Painting the Copper Coast with Patrick Palmer will also be announced soon.
In film news, the editing was completed in India last week of the new documentary film called Village by the Sea that was recently created in Bunmahon by New Zealand film makers Michael Heath and Stephen Latty with much local expertise and support. The film looks set to do a world circuit of film festivals but I’m sure it will be coming to a screen nearer to you sometime soon.
Miranda is putting the finishing touches to a huge Sunflower Mosaic with the pupils of Seafield school and is doing a Batik workshop in Knockmahon school. Meanwhile Sean and the pupils of Knockmahon school are working on a Mosaic Map of the area. Sean is also working on the design of a new stage facility at Gaelach Gorm Theatre in Kill.
Our Launch went amazing on St. Patrick’s day just gone. We reckon over 400 people turned up. There was a traffic jam on The Copper Coast! Thank you all for making it a very special day. At one stage it simply wasn’t possible to squeeze through the front door with the amount of people that were inside.
Colleen and Audrey’s edible creations were surrounded by Pamela Silin-Palmer’s wonderful Bunny Chairs. Claire kept us all topped up and Davids bowls were licked clean. Ciaran, John, Mook, Alex, Margaret and Hy captured the whole event on film. Hy Mayerson stood up on one of the tables to officially launch us into the world. Alive and kicking, ready for action.
To coincide with our official launch there was a documentary film created in Bunmahon called ‘Village by the Sea’ by New Zealand director Michael Heath with cinematography by Stephen Latty. Michael has been in India for the past four weeks editing the film, so we anxiously await the results. Stephen has returned to New Zealand, Hy Mayerson and Colleen Koos have returned to the States, miss you guys!
Just in case you didn’t know….The Art Hand is a new art school that runs intensive and challenging art courses. We have just completed our first Photography course with George Munday and we look forward in the coming weeks to a wide variety of courses including Cartooning, Botanical Drawing, Ceramics and Painting with Wax.
We are located on the cliffs in an area of great natural beauty called the Copper Coast near Bunmahon in County Waterford. Accommodation and food is provided for participants in the local area. The Art Hand is run by artists Sean and Miranda Corcoran and a team of talented tutors.
For details or enquiries please ring us on 051 292919 or email us on info@theArtHand.com
Launch of The Art Hand by Ciaran Conneely
Based in Chicago, Ruby Clover brings her new course to The Art Hand this summer. She will show participants how to create a family heirloom box to treasure forever. It’s a three-day course starting on the 4th of July, the same day that Americans everywhere will be celebrating Independence Day. Her work is stunning, we’re delighted to have her onboard. As usual places are limited. This is expected to be a popular course so early booking will be essential. Below is a selection of her boxes and full details of her course can be seen HERE.
Full details of Ruby Clover’s course at The Art Hand can be seen HERE.
Here’s what two of our tutors, Patrick and Pamela had to say about our Launch day;
The grand opening of the Art Hand, the new art school on the Waterford coast, was celebrated on Saturday… a truly great success… and one each of Patrick’s and my paintings, and the bunny chairs I lent for the occasion were displayed very cleverly among the treats! ‘Twas a grand party on St. Patrick’s Day that Sean and Miranda Corcoran held, enjoyed by at least 300 people from the greater Waterford community! Enabling them to introduce their beautiful location and studios to a delighted public, and to raise interest in the courses they are offering there, some of which we hope to teach! It was really a wonderful event….even if this particular rabbit chose to stick to her rather predictable vegetable! xxxxx Pam and Patrick
Our official Launch took place on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th, 2012). Miranda and I were astounded at the turnout with between 300 and 400 people visiting us throughout the day. I’ve never seen a traffic jam on the Copper Coast before! Thank you all for making it a very special day. The storm cleared and the sun came out. At one stage it simply wasn’t possible to squeeze through the front door with the amount of people that were inside.
Claire Mc Alister kept us all topped up. Colleen and Audrey’s edible creations were surrounded by Pamela Silin-Palmer’s wonderful Bunny Chairs. David’s bowls were licked clean. Ciaran, John, Mook, Alex, Margaret and Hy captured the whole event on film. Kids got up to mischief and dogs barked. Hy stood up on one of the tables to officially launch us into the world. Alive and kicking, ready for action. Below is a taste of the atmosphere of the day. Sean.
Margaret Keane’s great photo slideshow of the big day…
Hy Mayerson’s roaming video camera…
Wow, what a turnout! Between 300 and 400 people squeezed through our door throughout the course of the day for our Launch party on St. Patrick’s Day. THANK YOU all, we are overwhelmed!
Please join us this coming Saturday, March 17th (Saint Patrick’s Day) to celebrate the official launch of The Art Hand. Maybe we can entice you with Coffee and Cakes or maybe you’d prefer something a bit stronger!? We’re a new art school on the Copper Coast in County Waterford near Bunmahon. We provide a range of art courses including Painting, Drawing, Photography, Stained Glass, Ceramics and more. Please check the Location page of our website for directions or give us a ring on 051-292919.
See you then!
Sean and Miranda Corcoran
Saturday, March 17th, 2012, 3 to 7pm
Press Release Launch of The Art Hand, March 16 & 17, 2012
The Art Hand is a new art school that runs intensive and challenging art courses in painting, photography, film-making, stained glass, ceramics and more. It is located on the cliffs in an area of great natural beauty called the Copper Coast near Bunmahon in County Waterford.
The art courses take place in a custom-built cottage that is connected to an ultra modern house with polished concrete floors and a grass roof. Accommodation and food is provided for participants in the local area. The Art Hand is run by artists Sean and Miranda Corcoran and a team of talented tutors.
There is a press preview of The Art Hand this Friday March 16th and the official launch takes place on Saturday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day) from 3 to 7pm. All are welcome.
The Art Hand is pleased to announce that to coincide with its official launch there will be a documentary film created in Bunmahon called ‘Village by the Sea’. The film is being made by New Zealand writer and director Michael Heath with cinematography by Stephen Latty.
The documentary will be about New Zealand painter Edith Collier’s time spent in Bunmahon in 1915. The production will attempt to identify the landscape and people that are featured in her paintings. We are still trying to find out who the boy in the following painting is…
For further details or directions please ring Sean or Miranda on 051 292919.
Artistic Director Sean Corcoran in conversation as he drives along The Copper Coast to the door of The Art Hand, explaining about the kind of courses we run, the accommodation we offer and our location.
Hi Mum!x
Don’t rush past as you might just miss us! It took four years for planning permission and one year for construction. Can you even tell the difference? Oh yeah, a chimney! When we tell people we have a grass roof they expect a monument on a hill!
Before and After
The latest artist to join The Art Hand team is the experienced lifedrawing tutor Ger Kennedy. Her intensive weekend course starts on June 14th and is currently booking. Full details of her course are HERE. Below is a small selection of her art. More on her website HERE.
Full details of her course are HERE.
Welcome to The Art Hand and a quick tour with Artistic Director, Sean Corcoran;
We are looking for help to identify many people and places around Bunmahon in Waterford that were captured by New Zealand artist Edith Collier in 1915. There is a documentary film currently being made by a New Zealand film crew led by director Michael Heath. We are shortly starting a campaign on facebook and we will soon publish 37 images to help in the search. Can you help? Contact The Art Hand on 051 292919 or email us; info@theArtHand.com
Unknown Schoolboy of Bunmahon
We are delighted to announce that Lora Murphy, the talented Encaustic Artist is joining The Art Hand’s team of tutors with an exciting new course that involves painting with wax. The course is called Waxing Lyrical and is scheduled for early June. This is expected to be a popular course currently taking bookings. Full details of Lora’s course can be seen HERE.
Full details of Waxing Lyrical can be seen HERE.
Welcome onboard to Adele Stanley who joins the team of tutors at The Art Hand. Adele has created a course called Transform it that starts early June. Everyday objects will be moulded, transformed and fired in our kiln to create clay and plaster sculptures. Details of the course can be found HERE.
Full details of Adele’s course can be found HERE.
The Art Hand is pleased to announce that to coincide with its official opening in March there will be a documentary film created in Bunmahon called ‘Village by the Sea’ about New Zealand artist Edith Collier’s time spent here in 1914 and 1915.
The film crew from New Zealand hope to capture the spirit of the place that was so inspirational to this great artist who painted the people, landscape and houses of the village of Bunmahon on the Waterford coast in Ireland. Almost all of the drawing and paintings she created in Bunmahon are preserved in New Zealand in the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui and the Te Papa Museum in Wellington. These will be featured in the production along with her letters and postcards.
The film is being made by New Zealand writer/director Michael Heath with cinematography by Stephen Latty and is being produced by Bhim Singh and Krishna Chouhan of KBCR Production, New Zealand. This film is being made possible by the support of The Edith Collier Trust.
Who is this? Can you identify any of the places or people that are featured in Edith Collier’s artworks? We will shortly have a photo album of all the relevant artworks on our website; www.theArtHand.com. In particular we are trying to find out who the boy in the following painting is…
Little Schoolboy of Bunmahon
Open Day; The film-makers would very much like to meet and speak with local people that can help them to reconnect with the Bunmahon of 1915. Do you have any information about Edith Collier or the artists colony? Newspaper clippings or old photographs of County Waterford from 1914-1915? If you think you can help please phone Sean Corcoran at The Art Hand on 051 292919 or email the director Michael Heath; mickyheath@gmail.com
Workshop; We will organise a day long documentary film-making workshop with Michael and Stephen while they are here. If you are interested please contact The Art Hand to reserve a place.
Volunteers; The film-makers have also asked for one or more volunteers who are interested in film production to assist them. This is an exciting opportunity to work with professional documentary film-makers. If you are interested please contact The Art Hand for details.
The Art Hand is a new art school that will open in March on the Waterford coast. It will run intensive and challenging art courses led by professional artists in painting, photography, film-making, stained glass, ceramics and more. The Art Hand is located in a spectacular rural landscape on the cliffs near Bunmahon in an area of great natural beauty called the Copper Coast. www.theArtHand.com
Bunmahon is a simple Irish village on the coast of County Waterford. It is situated at the heart of an area designated by UNESCO as a geopark; a place of great geological significance. In the 18th century the area had a booming copper mining industry the remnants of which can still be seen. The area is generally called The Copper Coast. The rugged coastline and cliffs are dramatic with many coves and beaches. The village itself hasn’t changed much in the last hundred years. There are two pubs and no shop. The long sandy beach is popular in the summer for holiday makers and is one of the best surfing locations in southern Ireland.
The upcoming film production will concentrate on the time that Edith Collier spent in Bunmahon. Here is the current poster for the film that features one of Edith’s paintings of the village;
Village by the Sea
‘Edith Collier: A Light Among Shadows’ The current production is a follow up to a movie made by the same team in 2007 called ‘Edith Collier: A Light Among Shadows’ which covered the full life story of the artist. The Art Hand in association with The Copper Coast Geopark screened this for the local community at the time. We hope to show this film again at The Art Hand with the film-makers in attendance.
The feature length documentary was warmly received by the public and critics and was screened at major film festivals in places across the world including Bangladesh, Kathmandu, Dhaka Nepal, Pakistan as well as in Ireland and New Zealand.
Edith Collier (1885-1964) was one of New Zealand’s most talented yet under-rated artists who was sadly a victim of her times. She created many exquisite paintings whilst studying in England and her talent flourished after she spent two visits to Bunmahon, during the First World War years of 1914-15, with a colony of artists, including Australian Margaret Preston.
But when her father back in NZ felt she was wasting her time, and summoned her back home, she had no option to return. Being back in quiet, provincial, Victorian-influenced Whanganui, people had no understanding of her forward-looking work, and tragically she gave up painting after her father burned many of her nude paintings.
This emotional film tells the story of Collier’s life with sensitivity and respect, and includes much of her extraordinarily beautiful work created at opposite ends of the world. It is not only a fitting eulogy to a remarkable artist, but an affecting tale of cultural identity and rejection. It is a human story too – told through Edith’s family members who realized that their stories and reflections of Edith would be lost forever if they were not documented now.
The film has a distinctive, measured rhythm as it takes the time to dwell on significant landscapes with a rich soundtrack that is always appropriate and evocative. ‘Edith Collier, A Light among Shadows’ is not only an exemplary documentary on a great artist; it is also a dignified portrait of a now distant generation that lived in a very different time and place. We look forward to the new production.
Sean Corcoran
The Art Hand
January 23, 2012
Yanny Petters is joining us at The Art Hand with an intensive three-day course starting this May. The Course is called ‘Drawing from Nature’ and it will give participant the opportunity to work with an extremely talented artist using the plants and flowers of The Copper Coast for inspiration.
Below is a selection of Yanny’s artworks, please click to enlarge;
Full details of Yanny Petter’s Drawing from Nature Course HERE.
To see more of Yanny’s artwork please have a look at her wonderful website HERE.
We are excited to announce that Fintan Taite, the award-winning Cartoonist and Illustrator is to be a tutor at The Art Hand. He will be presenting his challenging new course starting this May. Based in Dublin, Fintan has had over 10 successful years in Editorial Illustration, Advertising, Comics and Book Illustration. He teaches throughout Ireland and is also an Animation graduate from DLIADT. He’s got a quirky and energetic style and sense of humour in his work that is also apparent in his teaching style. We look forward to seeing some of the crazy creations that develop in his class! We have put a selection of his work together below.
For more details of his course please see our courses page HERE.
To see more of Fintan’s work please see his website HERE.
We are delighted to welcome two new tutors to The Art Hand, Aoife Banville and Emily Robyn Archer who between them will be presenting an interesting art course called ‘Collections’. Aoife and Emily are contemporary artists who work in a variety of disciplines including Photography, Drawing, Animation and Installation.
Full details on our Courses Page.
Aoife Banville and Emily Robyn Archer
Below we have compiled some artworks by Aoife and Emily that are specific to the course and the notion of Collections.
Images by Aoife Banville
Postcard drawings by Emily Robyn Archer
Click any of the thumbnails below to enlarge.
Full details of Aoife and Emily’s ‘Collections’ course on our Courses Page.
On this exciting new course artist Patrick Palmer will bring participants on excursions from The Art Hand to some of his favourite spots along the scenic area that is called The Copper Coast. Working mainly outdoors to capture the Land, Sea and Sky in oil paint on canvas or wood panel, this traditional method of painting is called En Plein Air.
Patrick has put a broad selection of his paintings together below. This is the ultimate creative holiday for anyone interested in painting, accommodation and food can be provided.
Full details of this course can be viewed on our Courses page HERE.
More of Patrick Palmer’s artwork can be seen on his website HERE.
Full details of this course can be viewed on our Courses page HERE.
More of Patrick Palmer’s artwork can be seen on his website HERE.
Flora, Fauna, Fantasy and Illusion
Decorative Painting with Pamela Silin-Palmer
Pamela will instruct participants in the age-old tradition of Trompe L’oeil to create the optical illusion of imagery appearing in three dimensions. We are delighted to have such a highly regarded and experienced artist bringing her talent and skills to this exciting new art course at The Art Hand. The course is 5 full days from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th April 2012. Further details on our Courses page HERE. Below is a selection of Pamela’s artworks that are relevant to the content of this course. More of her work online HERE and HERE.
We are pleased to announce that two new tutors will be joining the team here at The Art Hand. Husband and wife, both painters, Patrick Palmer and Pamela Silin-Palmer will be presenting some exciting new courses in the coming months. They both have led highly succesful careers as artists in the States and have now settled on The Copper Coast where their individual painting styles are flourishing.
Stay tuned for images of their work coming to this News page shortly.
For details of their courses check our Courses page HERE
More about them on our Tutors page HERE.
Their main website is HERE.
The shortest day of the year, 2011.
Real or Unreal, the Rocky Shore of The Copper Coast at Kilmurrin Cove
We’re delighted to announce that George Munday has joined the team at The Art Hand. A highly experienced photographer specialising in dramatic landscapes. He lives on the Copper Coast and his surroundings feature strongly in his work. He has a new book out soon featuring his incredible images of Waterford. We look forward to working with him.
Full details of his new course at The Art Hand can be viewed HERE.
Some more of his work can be seen on his blog HERE.
Some of his prints are available for sale HERE.
Here’s some more of Miranda’s art. Her new course is now booking on the What’s On page. Explore your creative side, The Art of Collage with Miranda Corcoran.
I recently did a masterclass with Cappy Thompson at Northlands Creative glass in Scotland. Painting on Glass, developing an Iconography.
Driving through the snow along the copper coast to the Art Hand.
Here’s some of my Digital Art from an exhibition called Photo Distortions. Sean Corcoran.
Miranda will soon be revealing her first course at The Art Hand, stay tuned!
View more of Miranda’s Art on her website HERE
A six-day intensive Stained Glass course by Sean Corcoran has been scheduled for next April. It’s called Introducing Technology to stained Glass. Check out the Courses page for full details.
Here is a small selection of panels made by Sean;
Here is a video of Stained Glass Motifs made by Sean down through the years;
Below is a video of some door and window panels made by Sean;
A bird's eye view
Hello and Welcome to The Art Hand Blog. We’re busy planning things for next March when we will open our doors with a Bang!
Stay Tuned..
