{"id":19282,"date":"2021-05-13T16:54:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=19282"},"modified":"2021-05-13T16:54:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:54:39","slug":"gobbins-crafts-jewellery-studio-becomes-11th-ni-tourism-business-to-be-granted-economusee-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2021\/05\/gobbins-crafts-jewellery-studio-becomes-11th-ni-tourism-business-to-be-granted-economusee-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Gobbins Crafts Jewellery Studio Becomes 11th NI Tourism Business To Be Granted \u00c9conomus\u00e9e Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gobbin\u2019s Crafts, a jewellery studio owned by goldsmith and designer Heather McFadden, is the 11th business in Northern Ireland to be granted \u00c9conomus\u00e9e status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today (May 13th) Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust invited guests along to an online launch celebrating the launch of Gobbins Crafts\u2019 workshops into the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating from Art College in the 1980s, Heather McFadden specialised in goldsmithing to combine her love of sculpture and working with metals. She started out designing and creating commissions, wedding, and engagement rings, crafting beautiful  pieces for clients who wanted something unique.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather\u2019s workshops offer classes in the art of jewellery-making, she now joins the elite network of food and craft artisans who open their doors to visitors and tourists to share the story of their journey and acquire knowledge, skill, and passion.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham Thompson, Chief Executive of Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust, who are a lead partner of the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e Artisan at Work project in Northern Ireland said: \u201cIn a difficult year when many businesses have struggled to survive, it is encouraging to see the network grow and Heather\u2019s workshop brings yet another diverse and unique authenticity to this network of \u00c9conomus\u00e9e businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Gobbins Crafts to the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e network in Northern Ireland.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest speakers at the launch included Carl-\u00c9ric Guertin, Director of the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e  Network Society in Quebec, Martin Graham, Tourism NI, Ciaran Doherty, Tourism Ireland, Cllr Peter Johnston Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council as well as CCGHT CEO Graham Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ti\u00e9rna Mullan, CCGHT project officer added: \u201cBy visiting \u00c9conomus\u00e9e workshops, visitors will  gain an enhanced experience; learn about the history of the craft and the business; the enthusiasm of the artisan along with the added opportunity of meeting the artisans face to face and discovering the beauty and authenticity of the products made and sold onsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are thankful to our partners in Mid & East Antrim Borough Council and Tourism NI who have continued to support and enable us to expand the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e network in the area\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9conomus\u00e9e Artisans at Work is a concept that was developed in Qu\u00e9bec and involves  partners from Canada, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Haiti, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of the achievement, Heather said: \u2018Whilst the current restrictions prevented me from accommodating people today in person at my workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope for a brighter future when you can visit my studio to see me at work and hear my story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to express my thanks to everyone who has made me feel so welcome into the network and I look forward to growing with you and sharing my skills and knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs part of my commitment to the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e network I will offer visitors pre-booked  jewellery making classes and tours of the workshop where they will see the storyboards  which tell the history of the area and my personal journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within Northern Ireland the other ten \u00c9conomus\u00e9e workshops are; Broighter Gold  Rapeseed Oil in Limavady, Scullion Hurls in Loughgiel, Steenson\u2019s Jewellers in Glenarm, Hillstown Brewery in Ahoghill, Hot Milk Forge in Martinstown and Ursa Minor Bakehouse,  Broughgammon Farm, North Coast Smokehouse in Ballycastle, Audrey Kyle Arts in Islandmagee and the Creamery Can in Glarryford. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each workshop is situated on or close by  the famous Causeway Coastal Route making it an ideal craft trail for visitors.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e network contact<\/em><\/strong> tierna@ccght.org\/07595413239<\/em><\/strong><\/a> or go to<\/em><\/strong> economuseees.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gobbin\u2019s Crafts, a jewellery studio owned by goldsmith and designer Heather McFadden, is the 11th business in Northern Ireland to be granted \u00c9conomus\u00e9e status. Today (May 13th) Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust invited guests along to an online launch celebrating the launch of Gobbins Crafts\u2019 workshops into the \u00c9conomus\u00e9e programme. After graduating from Art … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19282"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19286,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19282\/revisions\/19286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}