Great to attend the recent Dublin design event Luvin Letters In Design – for Typography & Lettering lovers, which ran over the 4th and 5th October in the Complex Arts Centre, Dublin 1.
There was an inspiring line up of speakers and some live mural painting with artists Theosone (Berlin), Milen Balbuzanov (Bulgaria), Horhay Design (Spain) and Calligrafreaks (Berlin).
Here’s to more of these design events returning to the Dublin design scene!
See more here: https://luvinletters.com
‘Holding Space‘ Sow’s Ear Art Collective: Culture Night 2024 Exhibition
It was great to be part of Holding Space, the inaugural exhibition of The Sow’s Ear Art Collective, which took place as part of Culture Night 2024, Friday, 20th September, at Bayside Community Centre. This special event marked the beginning of an exciting journey for our collective, bringing together a diverse range of artistic voices in a shared creative space.
The exhibition was a celebration of expression, connection, and the power of art to transform and engage. It was incredible to showcase my work alongside such talented artists, each offering a unique perspective that contributed to the rich tapestry of the evening.
A huge thank you to our generous supporters, Hope Beer Dublin and Zaira.ie, for helping make the night a success.
I love being part of this art collective group, it’s great to be around these other inspiring, friendly and supportive creatives and see all the various different types of mediums of art that they create. For those who attended – thank you for being part of this memorable night! And if you missed it, stay tuned for more exhibitions and projects from the Sow’s Ear Art Collective.
New packaging design of the boxes we designed for Tara Gartlan Chocolate which they will use for shipping their gluten free Brown Butter cakes and Salted Caramel Brownies. These are a new addition to the Tara Gartlan Chocolate range, handmade in Carrickmacross by Michelin star pastry chef, Tara Gartlan.
It’s great to see the book Hello Hinterland featured as part of Dublin Art Book Fair 2023: Polyphonic curated by Wendy Erskine. Hello Hinterland is a collection of illustrated stories and poetry celebrating the culture and heritage of Fingal County on the east coast of Ireland, written by Martin Holohan, and illustrated and designed by Clare Lynch Creative.
Polyphonic, launched on 7th December 2023, runs in Temple Bar Gallery + Studios from 8 December – 17 December 2023. Dublin Art Book Fair, Ireland’s leading art book fair and centre for artist books presents its thirteen edition. Taking place in Temple Bar Gallery + Studios over ten days, DABF champions small, creative and independent publishers, and both Irish and international artist books. Within this mix, over 500 newly published and unusual publications on art, design, visual culture, philosophy, architecture, select fiction and poetry will feature alongside a special selection of nominated books by Guest Curator Wendy Erskine.
Wendy Erskine’s theme Polyphonic, is celebrated further through a programme of talks, readings, workshops, book events and participatory events. Interested in the innumerable viewpoints, stories or perspectives that can originate from single source, Erskine’s theme, Polyphonic celebrates the creation of artwork that brings multiple voices together.
Delighted to have one of our client’s Katie’s Kombucha featured on the DesignRush Packaging Design blog, a website documenting The Best Packaging Designs, in an article focusing on the Best Health & Wellness Packaging Design in the market… see more on their website.
Amazing News! Clare Lynch Creative been shortlisted in the IDI Irish Design Awards in two different categories. In the Packaging Design category for @agoodmoodfood.ie and also in the Book Illustration category for the recently launched illustrated poetry book ‘Hello Hinterland‘. Such exciting news!
Thanks very much to @idi_ireland. Brilliant news to receive!
The IDI (Irish Design Institute) host the Irish Design Awards ceremony annually, which celebrate and reward the best of Irish designers, nurturing the talent of the future and setting creative benchmarks for the industry.
Looking forward to the Awards Night Ceremony in the Marker Hotel on 17th November 2022 🙂
#IDIAwards #IDIAwards2022 #IDI #IDIDesignAwards
Really excited for the upcoming launch event for a book I illustrated, ‘Hello Hinterland’. The event will take place at Hodges Figgis Waterstones on Dawson Street, Dublin 2 on 28th April 2022 from 6-8pm.
Hello Hinterland is a collection of illustrated stories and poetry celebrating the culture and heritage of Fingal county on the east coast of Ireland, written by Martin Holohan. It’s colourful illustrations make it appealing to children, but it is a book for adults also, we want it to be enjoyed by everyone.
It was a pleasure to work on our first book together, from start to finish to this launch event. Martin is a charismatic person and writer. He gave me the freedom to work on the illustrations without direction, inspired by his writing. I then put the book design layout together using my graphic design skills, and we worked to get a quality hard-back print. Hopefully everyone will enjoy reading the book as much as we enjoyed creating it.
It is available to be purchased at Hodges Figgis (Waterstones) bookstore on Dawson Street (Dublin 2) and on their online store, Tales 4 Tadpoles bookstore on Drury Street (Dublin 2) and will be rolling out to a range of other bookstores in Dublin and Ireland in the coming months. It can also be ordered online from the book publisher Choice Publishing.
See more about the event here:
www.waterstones.com/events/hello-hinterland-book-launch/dublin-hodges-figgis
Enjoy and keep an eye out for it in bookstores near you in the coming months and year 🙂
See more about Hello Hinterland at:
www.hellohinterland.ie
www.instagram.com/holohanbooks