Local crafts are put on display
THOSE seeking gifts for loved ones this Christmas may find it somewhere along in ‘ The Spirit of Wexford’ Exhibition and Gift Fair, which will be launched this Friday December 2 in Wexford Arts Centre.
In the upper gallery, members of the Wexford Craft Trail will come together to exhibit for the first time, showing their most prestigious pieces and highlighting the talent that Wexford craftspeople have to offer. In the adjoining gift fair, visitors are sure to find plenty of gift ideas including hand-thrown pots, fused glass mirrors and sun catchers, unique jewellery designs, lamps and lampshades or sculptures.
Those exhibiting include Mairead Stafford of Ballyelland Pottery; Annette Whelan of Creation Fused Glass; Gilly Thomas of Gilly Thomas Sculpture Gallery; Denis Kenny of Ceadogán; Gráinne Kenny of Gráinne Kenny Design; Johanna Roche of Kiltrea Bridge Pottery; Patsy Flood O’Connor of Mad4Hats; Martin Doyle of Martin Doyle Goldsmith; Paul Maloney of Paul Maloney Artisan Pottery and Prints; Robert O’Connor from The Woodturning Studio; Terry Dunne the Weaver; Mairead Cairbre Embroidery; Padraic Parle from Bramble Crafts and The Forge; Patricia Howard of The Potter’s Yard and Dainius and Lina Varnellis from Varna Studio.
The official opening will take place at 6 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. Nibbles will be served afterwards in D’Lush Cafe.
The fair will run from December 2 until December 24, giving ample opportunity to pick up that special gift.
The Wexford Craft Trail are a group of 19 craftspeople, with 14 trail and five network members covering from north to south Wexford specialising in a diverse range of crafts. They were brought together as a group during 2012 and launched in 2014.