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‘Blooms & Pigments’ | Pressed Flower Bookmark Workshop

Date
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Location Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66
Category Event
Price Free. Booking Required.
Date
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Location Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66
Category Event
Price Free. Booking Required.
An open book lies flat with blank pages visible, surrounded by several decorative bookmarks. The bookmarks feature botanical illustrations, pressed flowers, and soft pastel designs, each tied with colorful ribbons in pink, purple, and green. One bookmark is tucked into the book, while others fan out to the side, creating a delicate, floral-themed arrangement.
In Person

“They marked the spot, marked time and held it open…”

Welcome in spring with a relaxed, creative workshop inspired by the poetry of Seamus Heaney! 

Heaney’s work is deeply rooted in the natural world, rich with images of flowers, trees, and the Irish landscape. In this workshop, those images become something you can hold onto. Using dried flowers, lines from his poems, and a touch of creativity, you’ll create a unique floral bookmark to forever hold a place in all your favourite books.

Layer petals with words, preserve a line that stays with you, or respond by drawing your own flowers - there is no right or wrong way to take part, and all materials are provided. 

Come along and leave with something beautiful, handmade, and uniquely your own!