I’m one of the 9 Stones Artists in South Carlow. Here is news about our latest project – a very special handmade limited edition Artists Book, with woodcut prints from all the artists. It is presented as an installation and forms part of the new season of art at Visual Carlow. Opening tomorrow at 3pm, until 19 May.
Special thanks to 9 Stone Artist Anthony Lyttle for teaching us the fascinating art of woodcut printing. Thanks also to artist bookmaker Ciara Healy for helping inspire us and in her work to create such a beautiful book and poem from the two words we all submitted.
I chose the new word ‘Symbiocene’ (the opposite of the Anthropocene -thanks Glenn Albrecht) and ‘stories’ and attempted to create two prints of tree branches (without smudging)
The 9 Stones Artists’ Book installed in Visual on a special bench of flattened corrugated iron and glass, designed by 9 Stones Artist Remco De Fouw
9 Stones Artists members:
Michelle Byrne, Cathy Fitzgerald, Annabel Konig, Anthony Lyttle, Remco de Fouw,
Martin Lyttle, Jules Michael, Rachel Joynt, & Gwen Wilkinson.
The 9 Stones Artists’ Book Project is a collaborative project by 9 Stones Artists and Ciara Healy, a Curator, Critical Writer, Book Artist and Lecturer in Art, Culture
& Heritage at IT Carlow.
9 Stone Artist, Anthony Lyttle, uses woodcuts as an integral part of his practice. In sharing his specific knowledge through workshops, the 9 Stones Artists were introduced to a new skill and visual language.
The outcome, a book of hand-printed woodblock prints, reflects on a…
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The Hollywood Forest Story : An EcoSocial Art Practice | Co. Carlow Ireland 
Dear Cathy,
My husband and I are going to visit Ireland from May 3- May 10th. Would love to try and connect with you, we will be doing a loop around the south end of the island, and then looping back up towards Dublin. I see Carlow is on our route down. Any chance we could connect on the May 4th or on May 8th or 9th. We have land and forest in Nova Scotia that we’re planning to begin sharing with artists and eco- practitioners
Would love to see you again.
Best,
Ana Flores – my email is ana@earthinform.com
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Hi Ana
Sorry for the late reply but it was hard to see if I was free for your dates until now. Can you pm on cathyart@gmail.com – the dates 8-9 suit us.
Be great to have you come visit/stay
Best wishes
Cathy
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