Wild Pages
Ink, Stitch & Binding
A 2-Day Creative Workshop
with
Maggie Meister
22nd & 23rd August 2026
10am to 5pm
€220
(All materials and lunch provided each day)
Class Description
Set against the wild beauty of the West of Ireland, this immersive workshop explores texture, surface, and story through layered mixed media. You’ll create richly patterned fabrics using Gelli printing and image transfer on both cloth and specialty papers, paint with fluid inks, acrylic paints, watercolors, and incorporate botanical forms.
We then move into slow stitching and touches of goldwork, silk threads, adding depth, detail, and personal narrative with found objects. The workshop culminates in a handmade book, bound with Coptic stitch, where your embellished fabrics become both structure and story.
A thoughtful, hands-on experience rooted in material, place, and the rhythm of making.
About Maggie
Maggie Meister is a mixed media artist whose passion for color, texture and historical design shines through in her work. After a distinguished 30-year career in bead art, she has recently embraced sculpture, needle felting & mixed media printing as new forms of creative expression. Drawing inspiration from ancient mosaics, textiles and architecture, Maggie now explores landscapes through felt, combining fibers with her deep appreciation for pattern and form. Her richly layered approach reflects a lifetime of artistic exploration and we are thrilled to welcome her to lead this lovely workshop.
“ In the year 2000 I visited Mulranny to take a beading workshop. Little did I know that this visit and meeting Cheryl would open new doors and adventures. Immediately I fell in love with Mulranny with its wild beauty, people and walks. The views and the landscapes drew me in, and I return often.” - Maggie
