Studio Upper Aughrim

Christien Van Bussel

Date of birth: 16- 03- 1963

 

1987 Graduated in ceramics at Art College Academie Minerva, Groningen, The Netherlands,

from 1988 own studio, organisation of classes for children and adults on a on-going base, from 1997 in Ireland.

 

Member Panel of Tutors of Craft Council of Ireland,

VEC tutor County Wicklow,

Member of Absolutly Wicklow, see www.absolutelywicklow.ie, work presented in Bray Design Centre

 

2002-2003 Artist in Residence, St Kevin’s National School, Glendalough,

                   Co Wicklow

2005-2006 Artist in Residence, Moneystown National School, Co Wicklow

2006 Stratford-on-Slaney, Wicklow 400 years Project

2009 Craft in the Classroom Project, Craft Council Of Ireland, St Briget’s Junior School,   Tallaght

2011  Riverwalk Tile Project, Twinning Association Chateaudunne, Arklow

2012 Women of the World, Crazy Golf Course, Arklow

2012 Mural with 5^th class St. Joseph’s National School, Templerainey Arklow

 

2001-2007 Summer Pottery Classes Libraries Co Wicklow

2005-now Regular Workshops in Day Care Centres with elderly people and with Active Retirement Groups through VEC, Wicklow

2002-now Weekly courses pottery and woodturning in own studio for adults and children, also courses in the holidays, summercamps

2008-now Regular Pottery Workshops for Headlamps Bray in Connection with Philomena’s School, Bray, St.Kieron’s Traveller School, Bray and Extern Youth services Dublin(Tallaght)

2009 Fetac Foundation Course in own studio through WIN, Co Wicklow

2010 Adult Pottery Course with Springboard, Arklow

2010 Adult Pottery Course with Treonua (Drugs Task Force), Arklow

2005-now Regular Pottery Workshops for children and adults in Mermaid Arts Centre Bray, Co Wicklow, also participation in two Craft Fairs in the Mermaid Arts Centre

 

1998-now Woodturning classes in Aravon School (Primary School), Bray, Co Wicklow

1999-2004 Adults Woodturning Evening Classes St Killian’s Community School Bray, Co Wicklow

2006-now Regular Woodturning Demonstrations for Chapters of the Irish Woodturners Guild

Oct 2011 Demonstrator at the National Seminar of the Irish Woodturners Guild in Killarney

2002-now Woodturning classes for adults and children on weekly base in own studio and woodturning demonstrations at various crafts fairs in County Wicklow

 

2002-2010 regular participation in juried exhibitions of Ceramics Ireland

2004-now Christmas Crafts Fair Wicklow, Grand Hotel

2000-2005 National Crafts Fair, RDS Dublin

2009 Irish Woodturners Guild, Gorey

2005-2007, 2010, Art In Action, Co.Meath

2011 Wiclow Arts Festival