Seamus Cassidy is a multi-award winner and one of Ireland’s finest professional woodturners. Internationally recognised as a skilled demonstration and instructor. Has shown in Ireland as well as abroad. With more than 30 years of expertise developing and creating one-of-a-kind wood goods to complement your house and pass down to future generations. The capacity to detect a beautiful thing in an apparently ordinary piece of wood, as well as the ability to show the particular beauty of each piece of Irish timber, are the foundations of his work. His work combines classic and contemporary elements to create unique and attractive aesthetic shapes, useful woodturning, and furniture.
Seamus is a woodturning enthusiast who welcomes you to Meet the Maker – Visit him at his ambient “old world” studio and gallery, where you can go through his collection of one-of-a-kind artistic works as well as useful wood items. Learn how wood is turned from a piece of lumber to a beautiful product by watching a demonstration. Make an appointment for a one-on-one lesson or a group demonstration.
Join the ranks of collectors who have acquired a “Seamus Cassidy” piece of art. His gallery was the only place where his work could be purchased. The depth and quality of his work, as well as the inventive design in both his turning and furniture items, all scream master workmanship. All of the items have a beautiful polish. Seamus has received several prizes and has shown at the famous National Crafts Competition at the Royal Dublin Society on several occasions.
When you come upon this studio with its old-world elegance, you feel as though you’ve discovered a hidden gem in this rural environment. Located in the Boyne Valley in a calm, serene setting, minutes from Slane, Navan, Drogheda, and the Bru na Boinne (Newgrange) Visitor Centre, and only 40 minutes from Dublin’s M50 and airport. There is plenty of parking. Toilet. The gallery and studio are also wheelchair accessible. For masterclass or course attendees, onsite lodging (traditional cottage) is provided.
