Studio Upper Aughrim

Curriculum Vitea
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, organization of classes for children and adults (from 1997 in Ireland), sales and commissions, both in ceramics and woodturning.
 
Member Panel of Tutors of Craft Council of Ireland,
Tutor KWETB (Kildare and Wicklow Education Trainings Board) County Wicklow
 
Projects
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
2009-2019 Yearly participation Craft in the Classroom Project/CRAFTed organized by the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland,
2011-2012 Riverwalk Tile Project, Twinning Association Chateaudun-Arklow
2012 Women of the World, Crazy Golf Course, Arklow
2012 Mural with 5th class St. Joseph’s National School, Templerainey Arklow
2017-now Buddy Bank and yearly murals with 6th classes in Sacred Heart NS Aughrim
2016-now various murals in Carysfort NS in Arklow
2019 Mural Baconstown NS CO Meath
2020-2021 Mural St Laurence NS Sallins Kildare
2008-2018 Organizing yearly Aughrim X-mas Fair with Aughrim Business Association
2021 Mural St Michael’s NS Athy
2021 Garden Project Ballythomas NS Co Wexford
2021-2022 Mural Wilkingstown NS Co Meath
2021-2022 Play Objects Ballyoughter NS Co Wexford
2021-2022 Mural Boolavogue NS Co Wexford
2023 Play objects St Saviour’s Senior NS Tallaght
2023 Workshops Mary Mercer Health Centre Jobstown
2024 Pottery Project Arklow Pottery, Wickow Partnership Arklow
2024 Mural Lady of Fatima School Wexford
2024 Mural St Iberius National School Wexford
2024 Tree trunk Project Ballycanew Co Wexford
2024 Mural Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, Graignamanagh
2024 Tree Trail Fishing Lake Aughrim
 
Classes
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 KWETB, Wicklow
2002-now Weekly courses pottery and woodturning in own studio for adults and children, also courses during holidays, summer camps
2008-2013 Regular Pottery Workshops for Headlamps Bray in Connection with Philomena’s School, Bray, St.Kieron’s Travelers School, Bray and Extern Youth services Dublin(Tallaght)
2009 Fetac Foundation Course in own studio through WIN, Co Wicklow
2010-now Children and Adult Pottery Course with Springboard, Arklow
2010 Adult Pottery Course with Treonua (Drugs Task Force), Arklow
2005-2015 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
2015-2019 Pottery classes Daycare Centre Newcastle Hospital Newtownmountkennedy
 
Woodturning
1998-2013 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
 
Exhibitions
2002-2010 regular participation in juried exhibitions of Ceramics Ireland
2004-2017 Christmas Crafts Fair Wicklow, Grand Hotel
2000-2005 National Crafts Fair, RDS Dublin
2009 Irish Woodturners Guild, Gorey
2005-2013, Art In Action, Co.Meath/Dublin
2011-2014 Wiclow Arts Festival
2018 Arklow Visual Arts Gallery
2020 – now Irish Design Shop, Drury Street, Dublin
2024 402 Art Collective Bridgewater Shopping Centre Arklow