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Upcoming
projects: Umha Aois is an ongoing voluntary project, with approximately annual summer projects. Upcoming opportunities will be advertised here, so check back regularly. Muckross House , Killarney, Co Kerry, August 14th - 21st 2011. This year Umha Aois plans to hold its annual experimental bronze casting symposium in the grounds of Muckross House , Killarney, Co Kerry, (not far from Rosses Island, the site of one of the earliest known copper mines in Western Europe). We intend for the first time to concentrate on the smelting of copper ore using bronze age materials and techniques. Emphasis this year will be on the earlier portion of The Bronze Age. We are sourcing Chalcopyrite ore from Cornwall, which will be smelted using charcoal furnaces, in the process extracting pure metallic copper. We will be researching artefacts from the Copper Age, and the early part of the Bronze Age. We will be using stone moulds, and possibly 2 piece clay moulds (not lost wax). Possible items to make may include flat axes, small daggers, halberds and chisels. We will be concentrating on finishing the castings to make the objects fully functional. This means hafting the items using bone, antler or wood. It is hoped that there will be a small exhibition of existing bronze sculptures to this theme in a nearby gallery. The set up day will be Saturday 13th August, with the symposium running from 14th to 21st August. Accommodation and catering will be sought locally. The are a limited number of places. Interested people should send CVs and a short letter of interest by Friday 15th July. Cost has yet to be finalised and will depend on accommodation available, but will be a maximum of €400 per person. This will cover accommodation, food and materials. email applications to nonart at eircom.net. Phone enquiries to 00353 (0)86 8891688 Any other enquiries can be made through our convenient Contact Form. Please supply a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of materials. |
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