This workshop is part of Amber’s One Million Stars Ireland project in collaboration with Yulefest Kilkenny. Ambers One Million Stars Ireland project is an award winning, inclusive community arts project connecting communities across Ireland in solidarity against domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV). Each eight-point star represents light, hope and solidarity against DSGBV, promoting our project’s eight points of healthy love within relationships. Stars are curated into our travelling ’LOVE’ installation, spreading love and hope for a future free from violence and abuse for all in our community. The LOVE installation with be in situ at the Mayfair library throughout Yulefest. There are now 430,000 stars woven across 26 counties and Northern Ireland.
Origami Artist Rebecca Lyons is a visual artist based in Tralee, Co. Kerry. She received her BA in Fine Art from Crawford College of Art and Design in 2002. Rebecca completed a BTEC in Fine Art Management at Kensington and Chelsea College in 2004 and did an Introduction to Curating Course in Central Saint Martin’s in 2006. She returned to Ireland in 2013 and studied a NFQ in Digital Media in the IT Tralee in 2014; followed by a master’s in creative media in 2015.
Rebecca will be taking you through the steps of making a 3 D eight-pointed star tree decoration made from paper. Rebecca is the county co-ordinator of the One Million Stars Ireland project in Kerry.
This is a free event but booking is required. Please ensure you choose the correct date and time when booking, as weekly workshops are also taking place throughout December.
Photo credit Freddie Greenall
