Dominic Dolan
Silversmith
Dominic Dolan is a silversmith based in Kinsale in Co.Cork. He has been working in precious metals and other materials for as long as he can remember. Starting out in his father’s workshop, he continued in the West End of London, with some of the larger houses and in the world famous Carnaby Street. From there to Rome, where he freelanced as a designer and jeweller. He is now back in Cork where he runs his business Kinsale Silver.
Full Episode
In this Junior Cycle Talks Podcast episode, Dominic talks to us about the creativity of his work, his ability to bring design ideas to realisation and the value previous metals and bespoke jewellery can bring to people's lives.
We hope you enjoy!
Short Film
Dominic also features in an Arts in Junior Cycle short film.
Some teacher reflection questions
Q. Dominic speaks of the influence of family and community on creativity and mindset about the arts. Have you had a similar experience? Who has influenced your views and attitude towards the arts?
Q. Dominic mentions that preparation is a key step in his process. What steps do you take during the preparation stage of projects you work on? He also mentions flexibility – do you find you stick rigidly to your plans or are you good at adapting along the way?
Q. ‘Ideas are not hard to find’. Do you agree? Where do your ideas come from? What do you do when you are struggling to develop an idea?
Q. When speaking about modern technologies vs the hand-made in his craft, Dominic talks about the joy of seeing the small imperfections and that he feels that they add to the pieces. Do you agree? What experience do you have of making things by hand vs making things with modern machines?
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