Irish Woodturners Guild

Congratulations to the South East Chapter on winning the 2015 Chapter Challenge at the IWG National Seminar! Check out our Facebook page for more photos from the Seminar!

The IWG are very sad to report the death of Owen Furniss who passed away on 22 September after a short illness. Owen was a skilled woodturner and demonstrator, and had served on the committee of the Dublin Chapter and also on the IWG Executive Committee. He will be greatly missed within the IWG.

Due to circumstances beyond our control Journal 74 will be delayed by a few weeks and will now be posted to members in early October. The IWG apologises for the delay.

The W.H. Raitt & Son Woodworking Machinery and Woodturning Show takes place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd October 2015 - See flyer for details.

Journal 73 has been printed and will be distributed to members over the coming week.

The National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History at Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 are currently exhibiting work by Emmet Kane that spans his 27 year career as a woodturner. The exhibition runs until 31 July and includes functional vessels and bowls, wall hangings, artistic pieces (both large and small), as well as recent small scale intimate works.
The exhibition is curated by Dr Jennifer Goff, responsible for the Furniture and Eileen Gray collections who has curated exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Admission is free. Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 2pm to 5pm.

You can find photos from the exhibition on our Facebook page.