On the eve of his show at the Hunt Museum, Limerick, in Winter 2009 Joseph McBrinn considered the unique aesthetic Rudolf Heltzel has brought to jewellery design.
Over the past five years the crafts in Ireland have reinvented themselves as a central force in post-modern, post-industrial society, writes Joseph McBrinn.
Ahead of his solo exhibition this autumn at Queen’s University in Belfast, Joseph McBrinn previews textile artist Michael Brennand-Wood’s radical reinterpretation of embroidery
Joseph McBrinn previews new work from visionary furniture-maker Joseph Walsh on view this winter at Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin
Combining pathos and humour is a central strategy in Peter Young’s stained-glass work, writes Joseph McBrinn
Joseph McBrinn charts the history of Evie Hone’s Tullabeg windows, which illustrate scenes from the life of Christ
Joseph McBrinn examines one of the most fascinating partnerships in Irish art history