‘I was called an idiot for wanting to set up a jewellery business in Mayo’

Nigel O’Reilly's orb ring is on exhibition at Doneraile Court in Cork until September 12th

Sonja Landweer obituary: Visionary in craft and design in Ireland

Dutch artist drew, painted, made prints, jewellery, bronze works and pottery

The Blunden sisters: Last of the great adventurers

Sisters Caroline and Jane are selling the contents of Castle Blunden, their family home

Angelina Jolie, the Breadwinner and me. By Nora Twomey

The co-founder of Cartoon Saloon on teaming up with the A-list star for their Oscar-nominated animation, and using cartoons to help children make sense of the world

Pieces of me: Ann Mulrooney, director of the Visual Arts Centre in Carlow

Ann Mulrooney’s penchant for understatement and natural materials was brought to bear when she renovated a coach house, working with its idiosyncrasies

The master goldsmith ring of Kerry

Rudolf Heltzel: a jewellery treat