10 Hands Crafts
We will showcase Irish Craft and Design
at Hangzhou Culture & Creative Exhibition
17-21 Oct 2024
with special reception hosted by
Consulate General of Ireland in Shanghai on
Tues 22 Oct 2024


10 Hands Crafts Ireland curated by Angela Brady


Featuring;-

Angela Brady Fused glass artist

Kieran Higgins Wood Turner

Ayelet Lalor Ceramic sculptor

Brian Lalor Printmaker

Roísín de Buitléar Glass sculptor

Jennifer Hackett Glass artist

Madeleine Hellier Glass artist

Alison Lowry Glass artist


10 Hands Crafts are a group of well known Irish master crafts people, who are representing Ireland at Hangzhou Culture and Creative Crafts exhibition 2024. The show has been curated by Angela Brady chairperson of 10 hands Crafts, who also curated the 2018 show at Hangzhou.


Each of the group have created bespoke artworks for the show.

Earlier in 2024 Roísín de Buitléar of the Glass Society of Ireland, curated a show called The Glass Runway, a collaboration with the Irish Fashion Institute. A selection of 5 of the glass artists work is on show here.


Irish Design and Craft in Ireland is well known throughout the world for its originality. Many of the artists are inspired by nature and the rugged Irish landscape. The Arts are supported by the Irish government which has given the crafts people opportunity to thrive. Our group are open to international collaboration.


Exhibition supported by DCCIrleand, Culture Ireland, CCW24 & Irish Consulate Shanghai

Graphic design by Jessica Mallalieu




Latest News: Launched today - our short film on Brian Lalor

Thursday 22 August 2024

Uillinn;- West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen West Cork


See our 7 min short film;-

https://vimeo.com/1001590586




Our short film is made by director Stephen Agnew and director of photography Henry Lockyer for 10 Hands Crafts

The focus this year is on our 10 Hands Crafts master crafts person Brian Lalor

Brian Lalor retrospective exhibition: Saturday 27th July — Saturday 12 October 2024

 "Brian Lalor conversation with  Ann Davoren director of Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre


Also a Celebration of #AugustCraftMonth


Thanks to DCCI and Cork Co Co Arts Grant for their support in making our short film on Brian Lalor


Brian Lalor: Retrospective Exhibition. The work in the exhibition consists of drawings, watercolours, prints, ceramics and publications

The exhibition on two floors of the Uillinn building will show a wide selection of Lalor’s prints, drawings, publications, watercolours and ceramics created over a fifty-year period, including work from exhibitions in Ireland, the United States, Europe and the Middle East. A substantial and very well illustrated catalogue will contain critical essays on the artist’s work by Professor Angela Griffith of TCD, Anne Hodge, Curator of Prints & Drawings at the National Gallery, as well as an extensive interview by curator and art historian Vera Ryan, concluding with an afterword by the artist

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Next Up: China Culture and Creative Week Oct 2024 in Hangzhou China.
Our 10 Hands Crafts have been invited to be a key focus country at
China Culture and Creative Week in Oct 2024 in Hangzhou China. Many thanks for support from #DCCI, Culture Ireland and the Chinese Government for making this happen.

This year we will include 5 of our core team and 5 glass artists from the hugely successful "Glass Runway" exhibition recently on show at Craft Northern Ireland in Belfast a collaboration between members of CIFD Council of Irish Fashion Design and GSOI Glass Society of Ireland.

https://craftni.org/event/glass-runway


In 2018 our group were invited to feature at the show representing the Ireland stand. See our short video of our stand and collective;-

https://vimeo.com/489461378


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August Craft Month 2023: Kieran Higgins - wood turner with Sandra O'Connell and Angela Brady at the Working Artist Studios in Ballydehob West Cork #10HandsCrafts focus on Kieran Higgins


Angela Brady and Sandra O'Connell -  "In Conversation on Design Thinking" with Kieran Higgins one of the 10 Hands Crafts master crafts people who spoke to a packed gallery at The Working Artist Studios in Ballydehob West Cork

Angela and Sandra co wrote and co presented the RTE Primetime TV show 'Designing Ireland' where Design Thinking was featured and continues to be part of everyday design and ideas. Kieran Higgins - wood turner and Angela Brady - glass maker spoke about the creative process around design thinking hosted by Sandra O'Connell


Event supported by #DCCI #CorkCraftMonth #AugustCraftMonth

Instagram @AngelaBradyOBE  @Workingartiststudios
Twitter @10HandsCrafts @AngelaBradyRIBA

www.workingartiststudios.com www.10handscrafts.com


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Our 10 Hands group exhibit every year since 2015 to showcase 10 different master crafts - 10 different materials and 10 talents

We exhibit 10 creatives associated with West Cork. We are open to collaboration with galleries and creative groups



RECENT EXHIBITIONS : August Craft Month 2023 at


WORKING ARTIST STUDIOS Ballydehob, West Cork 


4th Aug - 2nd Sept 2023


Curated by Angela Brady

 #10HandsCrafts  #AugustCraftMonth #CorkCraftMonth #CorkCraft&Design
Supported by #DCCI Design & Crafts Council Ireland

Thanks to Marie and Paul of the WAS Gallery Ballydehob

Supported by #DCCI

Master Crafts People - August Craft Month 2023 Exhibition;-

Kieran Higgins / Woodturner - Bog Oak bowls

Jim Turner / Paper clay ceramic bowls
Etain Hickey / Painted ceramics

Brian Lalor / Copper etchings

Angela Brady / Fused glass art

Ayelet Lalor / Monoprints / Ceramic sculpture

Jess Mallalieu / Illustrations

Paddy McCormack / Copper/bronze

Sonia Caldwell / Stone sculpture

Alison Ospina / Greenwood chairs

This show also had a selection of 6 of the WAS Artists team

Many of our 10 Hands also are part of #WestCorkCreates group show curated by Alison Ospina
at the new Arts centre at 'Cnoc Bui' in Union Hall West Cork #AugustCraftMonth


Our 10 Hands Crafts group are a #DCCI 'GANS' Member Group from 2020 - 2024

One of the highlights of the group was being invited to be the focus country at the International
China Culture & Craft Week 2018. We have been specifically invited again for October 2024 in Hangzhou China

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EXHIBITIONS 2022

WORKING ARTIST STUDIOS Ballydehob, West Cork 

1 Sept to 6th Oct 2022

Curated by Angela Brady

 #10HandsCrafts  #AugustCraftMonth
Supported by #DCCI

Thanks to Marie and Paul of the WAS


EXHIBITION  4-30th Aug 2022

THE AISLING GALLERY, Ballydehob, West Cork 
#CorkCraftMonth Supported by #DCCI

Curated by Angela Brady

Thanks to Noel Camier of the Aisling Gallery


Master Crafts People in 2022 show;-

Kieran Higgins / Woodturner - Bog Oak bowls

Jim Turner / Paper clay ceramic bowls
Etain Hickey / Painted ceramics

Brian Lalor / Copper etchings/ceramic painted bowls

Angela Brady / Fused glass bowls/plates

Ayelet Lalor / Monoprints / Ceramic sculpture

Paddy McCormack / Copper/bronze candle sticks

Sonia Caldwell / Stone sculpture

Grainne Watts / Ceramics

Leda May / Clay ceramic plates (RIP 2023)


As part of the showcase we made the video"Ballydehob - The Home of Craft" for Ballydehob Arts Museum
This 30 minute short film is available here;- Launched by David Puttnam

https://vimeo.com/578418184/5e79a75af3


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Angela Brady curator of 10 Hands Crafts was invited to present the work of the group at the China-Cork conference
on 31st March 2022. Here is the link of the 5 minute presentation

https://vimeo.com/694758135


We were invited to be the Focus Country  at China Craft Week 2018 where #10HandsCrafts-Ireland were feature country

https://vimeo.com/694758135


We held our annual #10handscrafts show in London during the Summer 2022 in Caledonian Rd / Kings Cross where a selection of our crafts works is part of the ongoing current exhibition (viewing by appointment)


Our 10 Hands Crafts creatives took part in London Craft Week in  2021 and 2019

10 Hands Crafts 2021 exhibition is created by ;-
Kieran Higgins / Woodturner - Bog Oak bowls

Jim Turner / Paper clay ceramic bowls

Brian Lalor / Copper etchings/ceramic painted bowls

Angela Brady / Fused glass bowls/plates

Ayelet Lalor / Monoprints / Ceramic sculpture

Paddy McCormack / Copper/bronze candle sticks

Sonia Caldwell / Stone sculpture

Etain Hickey / Painted ceramics

Alison Ospina / Greenwood chairs / books

Grainne Watts / Ceramics


Our exhibition was supported by the DCCI - Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and The Irish Embassy London






Sponsors: Many thanks to the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland DCCI  for supporting us in taking part in London Craft Week


This exhibition included a selection of 10 Hands Crafts master crafts people mainly from West Cork Ireland who use several different natural materials to create their works such as;- bog oak wood turned bowls, painted ceramic plates, copper candlesticks, fused glass bowls and plates, ceramic paperclay bowls, copper etchings, handmade etching prints and stone carvings. This section brings a unique style to these crafts people who exhibit together internationally and in UK and Ireland


The 10 Hands Crafts Exhibition also includes short film: "Ballydehob - The Home of Craft"


Ballydehob is a small village in County Cork in the South West of Ireland known since the 1960’s for its special handcrafted artworks. We made a short film called “Ballydehob – The Home of Craft” which looks at 60 years of hand craft in Ballydehob, where hundreds of Artists and Crafts people have been coming to live and work since the 1960’s, attracted by the beautiful countryside, quality of life and affordable house prices

“In this 30 minute documentary Angela Brady talks to Brian Lalor curator of the Ballydehob Arts Museum’s first permanent craft collection starting with works of Christa Reichel potter and Nora Golden batik artist of Gurteenakilla Pottery in 1960’s. Angela then visits the ‘Working Artist Studios’ to look at the #CorkCraftMonth exhibition by Cork Craft and Design with contemporary crafts artworks by Linda Taylor, Bernadette Tuite and Jim Turner’s who’s work is discussed with gallery owner Paul O’Colmain – who also contributed his music. Angela then meets some locally based artists to inform us about their work including Leda May potter, Noelle Verling potter - originally of Brushfire Pottery in Gurteenakilla. Angela talks to Rosemary Cavenagh basket maker and speaks to bespoke jewellers Patrick Roche – Goldsmith & Geraldine Thomas – Silversmith and finally a visit to Marie Anne Birken to see her silk weaving. Also included is the next generation of contemporary craft workers with Ayelet Lalor clay sculptor and Dualta O’Colmain metal sculptor”. It gives a flavour of an active craft village in West Cork

This video was supported by the Creative Ireland initiative Cork Co Co.


Click video link for "Ballydehob - The Home of Craft"  https://vimeo.com/578418184/5e79a75af3



 

Photo: Brian Lalor is the curator of the Ballydehob Arts Museum craft collection. Here in conversation with Angela Brady viewing the well known "Brushfire Fishplate" designed by Noelle and John Verling for their studio and shop at Brushfire, Gurteenakilla, Ballydehob West Cork in 1980's and 1990's.

"Ballydehob - The Home of Craft" looks at 60 years of hand craft in Ballydehob, West Cork, where hundreds of Artists and Crafts people have been coming to live and work since the 1960's, attracted by the beautiful countryside, quality of life and affordable house prices.

"In this 30 minute documentary Angela Brady talks to Brian Lalor curator of the Ballydehob Arts Museum's first permanent craft collection starting with works of Christa Reichel potter and Nora Golden batik artist of Gurteenakilla Pottery in 1960's. Angela then visits the 'Working Artist Studios' to look at the #CorkCraftMonth exhibition by Cork Craft and Design with  contemporary crafts artworks by Linda Taylor, Bernadette Tuite and Jim Turner's work discussed with gallery owner Paul O'Colmain - who also contributed his music. Angela then meets some local artists to inform us about their work including Leda May potter, Noelle Verling potter, originally of Brushfire Pottery in Gurteenakilla and talks to Rosemary Cavenagh on basketry. Angela speaks to bespoke jewellers Patrick Roche - Goldsmith & Geraldine Thomas - Silversmith and Marie Anne Birken about her silk weaving.  Also included is the next generation of contemporary craft workers with Ayelet Lalor clay sculptor and Dualta O'Colmain metal sculptor".

Thanks to;

This video was made possible with a grant from Creative Ireland/Cork Co Co and thanks to Design and Crafts Council of Ireland for sponsoring the launch.

Thanks to all the craftspeople for taking part.

This video was created and produced by Angela Brady of 10 hands crafts with Bazar Productions.




Listen to message from Minister Heather Humphreys for the launch of short film Aug 2021

“10 HANDS CRAFTS” ARE A GROUP OF IRISH BASED MASTER CRAFTS PEOPLE WHO CREATE CONTEMPORARY IRISH DESIGN & CRAFT 
     
10 HANDS CRAFTS  -  The Beauty of Hand Crafted Artworks 

A selection of our craft works is currently on show as part of the Contemporary Irish Craft Collection at The Irish Embassy, London
 
Other recent shows members of our group are included in;-
 
"The Blue House Gallery", Schull, West Cork 2021
#WestCorkCreates show curated by Alison Ospina 2021
"Working Artists Studios" Ballydehob #CorkCraftMonth 2021
Cork Craft and Design show Douglas shopping centre Cork

New Publications of interest;-
Chris O'Dell - "Mizen Artists" inside studios of 17 Mizen artists
Etain Hickey & Catherine Ryan - "Celebrating 40 years - Society of Cork Potters" 
supported by Design and Craft Council of Ireland

WE SHARE AN ENTHUSIASM FOR INNOVATION & ORIGINALITY WHICH CONTINUES
TO SUSTAIN WEST CORK’S & IRELAND'S REPUTATION FOR ARTISTIC ENDEAVOUR

A SHOWCASE OF IRISH CRAFT TALENT
We exhibit our Craft Works on an International Stage  
Cork, Dublin + at London Craft Week June 2019  and Oct 2021
Focus Country at China Craft Week, Hangzhou 2018
Curated by Angela Brady
Contact details: angelamariabrady@gmail.com
Twitter: @10HandsCrafts @AngelaBradyRIBA Instagram @AngelaBradyOBE

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NATIONAL CRAFT MONTH ; CORK CRAFT MONTH

 

 3 current group exhibitions are now showing in West Cork to celebrate Cork Craft Month 2021

 

Cork Craft & Design main show;  "Baile/Home" at #WorkingArtistStudios

#WAS in Ballydehob  30 July - 31 August '21 for Cork Craft Month

"Cork Craft & Design" celebrate Cork Craft Month - Group show
in new retail outlet at Douglas Village Shopping Centre 4 August - 30 August

"West Cork Creates" annual show curated by Alison Ospina;-  "Home Ground" A group show of 40 artists and crafts people launched  in O'Driscoll Building, Levis Quay, Skibbereen from Sat 7th August to 28th August 2021. It is now also available on rte.ie/culture


Further details: angelamariabrady@gmail.com


Angela Brady and Brian Lalor launched their 30 minute documentary film "Ballydehob - The Home of Craft"
in August 2021 at The Ballydehob Arts Museum as part of Cork Craft Month with guest speakers David Puttnam and Conor Nelligan of Creative Ireland, Cork Co Co. See special video message from Minister Heather Humphreys below;


MEET OUR 10 HANDS ;-
View Artists Postcards section for full information



Our 10 Hands MasterCrafts people are;-
Alison Ospina - Greenwood Chairs : Angela Brady OBE - Fusedglass :
Brian Lalor - Etcher : Etain Hickey - Ceramic painter : Jim Turner - Potter : 
Kieran Higgins - WoodTurner : Paddy McCormack - Metalworker : Pat Connor - Ceramic Sculptor: Mary Palmer - Quilter : Una Burke - Leather worker
Plus 2;-  Ayelet Lalor - Ceramic Sculptor : Grainne Watts - Ceramics

WATCH OUR VIDEO ; How we make things;-

10 Hands Crafts exhibited at London Craft Week 
at The Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith London and
6 of our exhibition pieces are currently on show there
 
A selection of 10 Hands Crafts works are included in the Irish Embassy London Collection of Contemporary Irish Crafts
Our London Craft Week LCW19 Ireland stand
"10 Hands Crafts" 2019 was kindly sponsored by Galliard Homes + Creative Ireland + Culture Ireland  + Brady Mallalieu Architects
Our LCW21 is supported by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland 2021


With thanks to our sponsors;-







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