In day two of our look at some of the artists of the Blackwater Valley Makers, Susan O’Shea chats with photographers and ceramicists, graphic designers and woodturners, and finds a scene and a place revitalised over the past year. Fine art painter Maria Dowling at work in her studio in Fermoy, Co Cork. As for Blackwater Valley Makers, she says the centre draws upon the skills of all its members. People are definitely more interested in ecology and the environment.”He was approached by Siobain Steele to join the Blackwater Valley Makers (BVM). Illustrator Ger Harris and his son Noah in his studio at his home in Fermoy, Co Cork.
Source: Irish Examiner January 02, 2020 19:07 UTC