Class Description

Set against the wild beauty of the West of Ireland, this immersive mixed media workshop invites participants to slow down, explore materials intuitively, and create a richly layered handmade book filled with texture, colour, and personal narrative.

Beginning with the creation of a unique artist’s book structure, participants will create richly patterned fabrics using Gelli printing on cloth and Tyvek, paint with fluid inks, and incorporate botanical forms inspired by the surrounding landscape. Through layering, mark-making, and experimentation, each book will gradually evolve into a tactile and deeply personal piece of art.

The workshop then moves into slow stitching, hand embroidery, and touches of goldwork, adding depth, detail, and meaning to the pages and surfaces. Found objects, fragments of fabric, and natural materials can also be incorporated, allowing each participant to tell their own visual story through texture and composition.

As the workshop unfolds, the handmade book becomes both an artwork and a keepsake — a sculptural object that holds memory, process, and place within its pages.

Thoughtful, hands-on, and creatively nourishing, this workshop is rooted in material, storytelling, and the rhythm of making in the inspiring surroundings of Mulranny Arts.