More recent workshops

I am currently working on a theatre mask exhibition developed with art Sticky Fingers Arts and students from three Newry secondary schools - The Abbey Grammar, St Mary's High School and Newry High School. The students' work will be exhibited across Newry during March in celebration of the 60th Newry Drama Festival, taking place from March 23rd to 31st. Pictures to follow, but in the meantime here are some images from a Winter Tree mixed media workshop I facilitated in Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane in January for 7 - 11 year olds. Using paint, glue, sand, their own hand made stencils and glitter each participant made their very own Winter scene.

The finished pieces

Recent Workshops

November - December 2011 – Anti Bullying Group Painting, 10-12 year olds, Sticky Fingers Early Year Arts, O’Fiaich Community House, Callanbridge, Armagh.

BELONG, Challenge of Change and ATSG wished to work with a group of local and Traveller children, in the Callanbridge area, to produce an art based piece of work around the theme of Anti Bullying, facilitated by Sticky Fingers Early Year Arts.

The finished work

Arts week in St Mark's

As part of arts week at St Mark's NS in Tallaght last month I was invited to give printmaking workshops to the five 2nd class groups there. We made monoprints of star and moon filled sky scenes.  Shape, texture and colour were the main themes of the day, as well as basic printmaking methods.

Harry Clarke Workshop

Last week I undertook a stained glass workshop with 2nd class at St Peter's national school in Phibsborough. St Peter's church in Phibsborough contains Harry Clarke stained glass windows.

 

Using acetate, poster paints and coloured cellophane the children re-created a stained glass effect.

The workshop focused on colour, characters and pattern.