"Journey's & Reflections"
CRAICLY Stories & June Blake's Garden host an evening of gardens, art, supper, drinks, conversation and stories!
JUNE BLAKE’S GARDEN | BLESSINGTON, WICKLOW | 5:30pm, Garden open & Tour with June | 7pm Drinks Light Supper | 8:15 - 9:30 Stories | Event close approx 10:30/11.
WHAT’S CRAICLY? CRAICLY is a storytelling group that pops up in atmospheric, unique venues all over Ireland. Combining places and people, CRAICLY uses storytelling, to curate fun, cultural and socialable events in beautiful places.
“Journeys & Reflections”: Intimate, unique storytelling event in historic Irish garden with newly launched event space accompanied by figurative painting, personal photographic & antique mirror exhibition.
WHAT’S THIS CRAICLY EVENT?
JUNE BLAKE’S GARDEN is a national treasure of rich, wonderful, natural three acre gardens nestled in the Blessington, Wicklow countryside. The garden also hosts a wonderful stonecut courtyard and the recently launched Grinding House Event space.
Our evening will first welcome guests to the garden, with drinks and with a private garden tour with June. You'll have time to relax and enjoy the garden before casual and sociable supper followed by stories! The stories and the accompanying artistic exhibition are on the theme "Journeys & Reflections."
THE STORIES & EXHIBITION:
The story theme (true stories told by prearranged story tellers!) of “Journeys & Reflections” will be complemented and enhanced within the storytelling stone walls of the Grinding House, by both an accompanying exhibition of preparatory works for a recently (sold out) exhibition entitled “Flowers” by celebrated Waterford figurative artist Ciara Gormley and a rare family photographic memorial from June’s childhood. These works will be reflected by candlelight through historic gilded mirrors from the recently released private collection of Ireland’s longest serving Master Gilder, Susan Mulhall.
