Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Travelling Silversmith

This week I’m going to London where I plan to see the Mindful of Silver exhibition and also see some of the events for London Jewellery Week.

May 31, 2011 – 6:10 pm | By Eileen Moylan | Posted in My Inspirations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Cork Silver Part 1

In this article I discuss Cork silver between 1600 and the early 1900′s. I look at the establishment of hallmarking in Ireland and the effect it had on provincial silver.

May 26, 2011 – 4:49 pm | By Eileen Moylan | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Selling my wares: How to…

As part of developing my online shop Claddagh Design I spent a day learning about online marketing hosted by Damien Mulley.

May 24, 2011 – 8:17 pm | By Eileen Moylan | Posted in My Business | Comments (0)

MY NEW ONLINE SHOP: CLADDAGH DESIGN

Since my shop went live this week, this post shows some of the pieces in stock as well as the reasons behind the shop name.

May 16, 2011 – 3:32 pm | By Eileen Moylan | Posted in My Business | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Hannah Kidd

This week I discovered the work of Hannah Kidd. Kidd uses recycle tin to create these amazing sculptures.

May 12, 2011 – 12:59 pm | By Eileen Moylan | Posted in Silver Surfing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Workshop Progress

I am restoring a second hand vice for my workshop and have found the perfect stand for it in Ikea.

May 9, 2011 – 4:54 pm | By Eileen Moylan | Posted in My Workshop | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Collect 2011

This weekend ‘Collect 2011′ the international art fair will be held in the Saatchi Gallery in London. I look at the Irish craftspeople that will be exhibiting in this prestigious fair.

May 4, 2011 – 4:41 pm | By Eileen Moylan | Posted in My Inspirations, Silver Surfing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)