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Sand Art 2019!
Hi all, here are the latest solo artworks created by Sean Corcoran on The Copper Coast this year. The weather hasn’t been ideal due to the rain creating a lot of surface water on the beaches so the sand has … Continue reading
Posted in environmental art, Sand Art, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast
Tagged art, artist, bunmahon, cliffs, Copper Coast, Landscape, Sand art, Sean Corcoran, seascape, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
Price-list of currently available Stained Glass
We are delighted to offer for sale a selection of newly designed Stained Glass by the artist Sean Corcoran. Sean is the artistic director of The Art Hand in Bunmahon on Waterford’s Copper Coast. While many of you will know … Continue reading
Posted in Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, Waterford
Tagged art, artist, bunmahon, colour, Copper Coast, Ireland, SALE, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
Stained Glass Course with Sean Corcoran
We’re pleased to announce that we will run a 3 day weekend course in stained glass with Sean Corcoran on November 18th, 19th and 20th. Sorry for the short notice and there are just 4 available places. If you’d like … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Art Classes, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Tagged art classes, Art Course, artist, Ireland, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
Our Sand Art on Irish TV!
Thanks to Paddy Barron and Niamh Holden from Irish TV for filming Sean Corcoran and his sand art on Bunmahon Beach today. The artwork is called Grannies Comb and was created by a Farmer, a Tractor, a Plough, an Artist … Continue reading
Posted in art, Sand Art, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, artist, Beach Art, Bunmahon Beach, environmental art, Ireland, Irish TV, Land Art, Plough, Rake, Tractor, waterford
Six days on Spittal Beach
Sean Corcoran was recently commissioned to create sand art for the Spittal Seaside Festival in Northumberland, England. He kept an online diary of the assignment by posting regular updates to social media. We have brought all his posts together in … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Art, Sand Art, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, artist, Artists, Beach Art, Berwick upon Tweed, cliffs, colour, Contemporary, Dance, drawing, environmental art, Event, film, film production, L.S Lowry, Landscape, Laura Jane Jenkins, Lighthouse Films, Moonbow, Northumberland, performance, Salmon, Sand art, Sean Corcoran, seascape, Sky Vantage Productions, Spittal, Spittal Seaside Festival
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Environmental Art Open Day
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting an Environmental Art Open Day on The Copper Coast on Saturday, June 18th. Try some Beach Art and take part in a Rock Art Relay. Bring along some personal mementos … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Art, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, art classes, art school, artist, bunmahon, childrens art, cliffs, Copper Coast, environmental art, Event, Ireland, kids art project, kilmurrin Cove, Memorial, Mosaic, Photography, Rock Art Relay, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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‘The Magical Tree’ collaborative mosaic unveiled
The official unveiling of ‘The Magical Tree’ mosaic took place in Saint John of Gods school in Waterford city recently. Well done to the 268 kids involved and all the teachers and staff at the school. The project was facilitated … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic, School Mosaic, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art classes, art school, artist, bunmahon, childrens art, colour, Event, Ireland, kids art project, Launch, Mosaic, primary school, primary schools art, Sean Corcoran, Teachers Art Workshops, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Batik Lampshade Weekend Workshop with Miranda Corcoran
Design and Create your own Batik Lampshade with artist Miranda Corcoran. Bring colour and warmth to your living space! Miranda has worked in Batik for over 20 years, creating fabrics, wall hangings and lampshades. She has won many awards for … Continue reading
Posted in art, Batik, Miranda Corcoran
Tagged art classes, Art Course, artist, bunmahon, Interior Design, Ireland, Lampshade design, Miranda Corcoran, painting, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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NEW COURSE; Batik Lampshades with Miranda Corcoran
Design and create your very own Batik Lampshade using hot wax and dyes on cotton. All materials supplied. Refreshments are provided throughout the weekend and a homemade lunch on Saturday in our adjoining home. The next scheduled Lampshade Course is; … Continue reading
Posted in Art Course, Batik, Lampshade Design
Tagged adult art course, art, art classes, Art Course, artist, Artists, Batik, Designer, Ireland, Lighting, Miranda Corcoran, painting, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Great News from The Art Hand
Both Miranda and Sean Corcoran have been accepted on the Education Panel of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. Miranda had the following to say, “It’s a great honour to be selected for inclusion on this panel alongside some … Continue reading
Posted in Film Making, Miranda Corcoran, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, art classes, Art Course, Art Parties, art school, artist, bunmahon, childrens art, cliffs, Copper Coast, design and Crafts Council of Ireland, Documentary, film production, Gaelscoil na nDeise, Ireland, kids art project, Miranda Corcoran, Mosaic, primary school, Sean Corcoran, seascape, Spraoi Unseen, Storm Christine, Teachers Art Workshops, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, The Magical Forest, waterford, Words
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Pointillism and Pasta!
The Saturday Art Club gets together this weekend (and every fortnight) with an exciting adult art workshop of Pointillism on Canvas followed by a light pasta lunch in our adjoining home. Each fortnight exciting and effective arts and crafts projects … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Art Classes, Miranda Corcoran, Sean Corcoran, The Saturday Art Club
Tagged art, art classes, Art Course, artist, bunmahon, painting, The Art Hand, waterford
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The Saturday Art Club
We’re delighted to announce the introduction of a brand new art class here that will give adults the opportunity to create some wonderful artworks under the guidance of professional artists Sean and Miranda Corcoran at The Art Hand every second Saturday … Continue reading
Super Hero Art Party
Happy Birthday to Alfie who celebrated his big day with a Super Hero Art Party.
Posted in Art Party, Kids Art
Tagged artist, Birthday Party, bunmahon, Event, Ireland, kids art project, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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An Taoiseach presented with Map by Sean Corcoran of The Copper Coast
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was recently presented a Map of The Copper Coast that was created by Sean Corcoran of The Art Hand. Image courtesy of Fotofitz.
Posted in An Taoiseach, art, copper coast, Enda Kenny, Map Making
Tagged art, artist, map, Sean Corcoran, waterford
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Stained Glass Course
Full details of our next Stained Glass weekend course with Sean Corcoran are now available HERE. November 29th, 30th and December 1st. On the course you will learn how to design and make your very own Stained Glass panel A3 in … Continue reading
Posted in Art Course, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Tagged art, artist, bunmahon, colour, design, drawing, Ireland, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Tutor, waterford
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Film News
Locally made films to air at Festivals, Online and on TV…We’re delighted to announce that our film ‘Down the Ladder’ has been selected by the Waterford Film Festival to screen on November 9th at 8.30pm in the Granville Hotel, Waterford city. All … Continue reading
Our first International Tutor, Ruby Clover from the States.
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Ruby Clover, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, Box, Boxes, Decoupage, Family Heirloom, Painted Wood, Tutor
Our New Lifedrawing Tutor Ger Kennedy
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Art Course, Ger Kennedy, Lifedrawing, The Art Hand
Tagged art, artist, drawing, Ger Kennedy, Ireland, painting, waterford
Unknown Schoolboy of Bunmahon. Help us to identify him…
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Bunmahon, Edith Collier, Michael Heath, Painting, Stephen Latty, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, Ireland, New Zealand, The Copper Coast, waterford
Encaustic Painter Lora Murphy will be Waxing Lyrical at The Art Hand
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 … Continue reading
Posted in art, Art Course, Encaustic, Lora Murphy, The Art Hand, Wax
Tagged artist, Ireland, paint, painting, waterford
Sculptural Ceramicist Adele Stanley joins The Art Hand
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Stanley, Art Course, Ceramics, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, clay, Ireland, mould making, plaster, sculpture, waterford
New Zealand film crew coming to Bunmahon…
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Bunmahon, Film Making, Ireland, Michael Heath, New Zealand, Stephen Latty, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, film, Landscape, The Copper Coast, waterford
Botanical Painter to teach at The Art Hand
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Botanical Drawing, illustration, Painting, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Yanny Petters
Tagged Art Course, artist, bunmahon, cliffs, coast, flowers, Ireland, plants, waterford
Cartoonist joins the team at The Art Hand
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoon, Drawing, Fintan Taite, illustration, The Art Hand
Tagged animation, art, Art Course, artist, digital art, painting
Paint the Irish Coast with Patrick Palmer
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, … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, Patrick Palmer, The Art Hand
Tagged Art Course, artist, bunmahon, En plein air, Ireland, Landscape, Oil Painting, seascape, The Copper Coast, waterford
Two New Tutors for The Art Hand
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. … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, Pamela Silin-Palmer, Patrick Palmer, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, Artists, Ireland, painting, The Copper Coast, waterford
