A Biographical Garden – Ireland’s Living Tribute to Lafcadio Hearn

Farmleigh House Farmleigh Estate, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland

An illustrated talk by Agnes Aylward on the history of the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore, Co. Waterford In the 10th anniversary year of the opening of the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore, Co. Waterford, its founder and chair Agnes Aylward will give an illustrated presentation on the genesis, development and exciting future […]

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Japanese Woodblock Printing – The People Behind the Craft

Farmleigh House Farmleigh Estate, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland

An illustrated talk by Rebecca Salter, artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, introducing the craftspeople behind the materials and tools used in Japanese woodblock printing and some more unusual uses of the technique. Rebecca Salter studied at Bristol Polytechnic and then at Kyoto City University of the Arts in Japan, where […]

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