The students of the Diploma in Creative Textiles in St Angela’s College are having an exhibition of their Textile Art in the Cat and the Moon in 4 Castle Street, Sligo. This exploration in Textiles and Fine Art runs from the 17th May to the 27th May.The students completing this Diploma Course are Geraldine Beirne, Alison Hunter, Jeanette Gilmartin, Angela Lavin and Emer Watters.
Geraldine Beirne’s collection of precious textile shoes is entitled “Concealed and Revealed”. Geraldine explores the treasures of life that are concealed within coverings, let it be a flower within a bud, seeds in a pod, items from our past that are stored away in boxes or memories concealed within our minds. Geraldine’s work incorporates stitch with a range of textile techniques and media both traditional and contemporary.
Jeanette Gilmartin creates hand printed and embroidered linen textiles for the home. Jeanette’s Diploma collection is informed by her love of sketching wild grasses and seed heads that are abundant in our landscape and also by her fervent interest in Irish ephemera. Old photographs and postcards imbued with a sense of place and culture. Jeannette’s work has a nostalgic quality, each piece telling a story, which makes it both desirable and collectible.