Thankfully Deirdre is now back in action after a week of being ill. but she is certainly making up for lost time and things are developing fast. In fact we have put out a call for enthusiastic and keen knitters to collaborate with her and each other during her time here in the Arts Office space.
Using up-cycled wool, innovative re-design techniques, cups of tea, biscuits, lots of chat and instruction from Deirdre the group will create a collaborative piece of work. Deirdre will provide instruction on design outcome and will facilitate the group on a weekly basis over a five week period. We have had a fantastic response to this call and are really looking forward to next week and if things continue like this we may have to add a second night to the knitting activity. (we are still open to knitters signing up, mary.butler@kilkennycoco.ie) We are intending to unveil the finished piece publicly on the evening of December 11th.
Deirdre has also had meetings with three individuals who will be joining her next week as interns and will work with her on a weekly basis for the duration of the residency. This is a fantastic opportunity for the interns and lots of learning and skill sharing will go on no doubt. We look forward to introducing them in the near future.
As Arts Officer I am absolutely delighted with how inclusive the residency is proving to be already and there’s plenty more to come… so watch this space
START DATE: We are inviting the group to meet at 7pm on the evening of the 11th of November where Deirdre will introduce you to the project. This is your opportunity to interact and share skills and to learn new techniques in a highly innovative area of the visual arts.
If you have any queries or are interested in being part of this group please e mail mary.butler@kilkennycoco.ie or call 056 7794138 on or before 9th November 2011.
Artists at No. 76 John St, Kilkenny 
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December 12, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Country Mary
Deirdre was a great artist in residence. She didn’t just do stuff, but she facilitated people who are creative and artistic in a way that is not usually recognised as such.
Her knitting project was the best of craic and the result, as launched last night, is spectacular. All the people who came to the launch were delighted with it.
The upcycling workshop during the day was a massive success and enthused everyone present. So, she not only produced, she inspired and you could not ask for a more pleasant and encouraging woman to do that. Well done to Deirdre and to Mary for organising her. More of that please. Most of us had never participated in an arts project before.