So my poor old blog has seen some serious neglect. However, I am happy to announce it is getting a revival on my updated website. I have imported the best of all my old blog posts from over the ...
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Stone related books make great presents for your stone mad friends. Here are a few stone related books I recommend checking out if you are looking for some great christmas presents. Just remember...
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In preparation for my first next mosaic workshop of 2016, I took a trip to Barcelona, Spain for some mosaic inspiration. Rather than rambling on, I will let the photos speak for themselves. I ...
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Earlier in the year I was commissioned under the Per Cent for Art scheme to create a sculpture for a secondary school in Drogheda Co. Louth. The brief was to create a piece to commemorate...
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Jumping for Joy. Andre Lemieux, John Bland, Sunny Wieler, Ken Curran, Dom Keogh, Doug Bell September was a busy month for stone festivals. First we returned to 'The Gathering of Stones ' sit...
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Here is a look at my latest outdoor classroom project I completed recently. In early 2015 Scoil Mhuire National School in Lucan, Co. Dublin put out a tender to commission a creative outdoor...
http://stoneartblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/building-courtyard-classroom.html
Well the stone festival season is well and truly upon us. This year I started my festival season with a trip to Austria's largest wine-producing town, Langenlois. The wine however was jus...
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I will be running a weekend mosaic workshop at my studio in Donabate, Co. Dublin the 23rd-24th of May. Open to all levels of experience. Learn a new skill and create a piece of art f...
http://stoneartblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/weekend-mosaic-workshop-with-stone-art.html
Stone related books make great presents for your stone mad friends. Here are a few stone related books I recommend checking out if you are looking for some great christmas presents. Just remember...
http://stoneartblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/stone-books-for-christmas.html
Sculpture in Context 2014 in The National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin , Dublin. 4th September to 17th October 2014 Sculpture in Context 2014 returns once again to the National Botanic Gardens,...
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Last Thursday I packed my bags and pointed my car north for Donegal. I have been wanting to get to Donegal for some time but for some reason Donegal always seems so far away. But now I had a goo...
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So after a number of years of procrastination and dreaming about going to StoneFest, this year I finally made it over to Seattle to attend the event. Procrastination was of course not the only ...
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Almost a year late, but here is the story of my involvement in Bloom in the Park garden show last year. Tim Austen's Gold winning garden at bloom Outdoor classroom under constructio...
Around this time every year I try and do a special tree themed blog post especially for National Tree Week which this year runs from 2nd March to 8th March. Reading through this wonderful new ...
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Having this sculptural outdoor classroom project for a school as my first large public work was both challenging and rewarding. Following a site visit with the arts committee of the school I ...
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So two weekends ago I made my annual retreat to Inis Oirr, the smallest of the three islands that make up the Arran Islands in Galway bay. Although this was only my third year attending Feile...
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After months of anticipation, stones, masons and dry-stone enthusiasts from the four corners of Ireland as well as the rest of the world came to a head in the center of Ireland. June 20t...
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'The inner circle' by land artist Jaime Filipe Miniature stoneworks may look like the real deal close up, but they are in fact far more complicated to build and also cannot withstand th...
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For the past number of months The Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland in collaboration with The International Stone Foundation have been working hard behind the scenes on creating a bi...
http://stoneartblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/an-invatation-to-gathering-of-stones_10.html
As part of the sculptural outdoor classroom that I am working on at the moment for a school here in Dublin, I was asked to incorporate a tree somewhere into the design to represent the 'Fami...
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Stone mosaic by Johnny Clasper Can tradespeople be artists? An interesting question which is being explored by a new Irish series on TG4 at the moment called 'Dullamullóg' Launched las...
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Detail from the 'Family Tree' mosaic I am working on for an outdoor classroom Happy New Year everyone. I feel the need to write a new blog post as I have been neglecting to do so over the pa...
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On the fourth weekend of September I once again headed off to Inis Oirr (Inisheer) on the Aran Islands for this year's Feile na gCloch (Festival of Stone). The festival is organised and...
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Winter is a difficult time for a stonemason, as it is often to cold or wet to work. At this time of year you will find many twitchy stonemasons bundled up in their homes or studios like chil...
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So Bloom in the park is on in Dublin at the moment, Ireland's largest gardening, food and family event that takes place every June bank holiday weekend. (This year from Thursday 31st May - Monday...
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