Facilities Manager + Teacher
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Áine has been with Throwing Shapes from the very beginning, first as the studio technician and now as facilities manager, ensuring the studio's operations run smoothly—often found covered in clay or half inside a kiln. Her journey from farm to fine art began on her family’s dairy farm outside Virginia, Cavan, where her passion for practical, tactile work took root. After exploring creative and cultural industries, she studied Fine Art at Technological University Dublin, where her interest in ceramics was ignited through sculpting, hand-building, and slip casting. Áine further honed her craft as a working artist in Berlin’s Ceramic Kingdom, gaining valuable experience in wheel-throwing and community studio practices.

Now back in Cavan since mid-2023, she creates ceramic work and facilitates classes from her studio. At Throwing Shapes, Áine teaches hand-building tasters, six-week courses, and tableware courses. She loves watching her students' addiction to clay and its possibilities grow over the weeks and takes pride in seeing them become members she gets to see regularly. Her work has been exhibited at Argillà Italia, the International Ceramics Festival, the National Craft & Design Gallery in Kilkenny, and the 190th RHA Annual Exhibition. Follow on Instagram @aineclayfarrelly