So here's the finished product

Lithography 2

Here's my image at the washed-out stage.  My crayon and touche marks have been removed with turps. A ghost image of the raven remains ready for asphalt to be rubbed into the stone and to be inked up and etched for a second time.

Lithography

I've started a lithography class at Graphic Studio Dublin, so I thought I'd upload an image of the work in progress.

This drawing was made using lithography crayons no.3 and 5 and water based touche. This photo was taking following the first etch.

Here'a video that explains the whole process better than I can...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHw5_1Hopsc

Haiku

Apologies to all the purists out there but I've never been one to follow rules exactly...

Inner arms touching,

Autumn morning sunlight

Seeping through the blinds.

Ba mhaith liom in ann filíocht a scríobh...

Déanaim dearmad gach rud ach Geimhridh amháin,
Oráiste
Go gorm
Go bán,
Déanann mé dearmad ach Geimhrigh amháin.

Old slides

 

  

 

I've finally gotten around to digitalising some old (and some not so old) negatives and slides.  Here are some slides that were part of an installation Domestic Beginnings I did for my Degree Show back in 2006.

The artifacts recovered from St Mel's fire

This evening's RTE news report on what has been salvaged from the Christmas day fire by the National Museum.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0208/6news_av.html?2697007,null,230

200 items have been recovered by the National Museum and are undergoing restoration.  The Diocesan Museum's collection originally contained approximately 500 items. 

 

The bell of St Caillinn of Fenagh, Co. Leitrim and Shrine of St Caillinn, both from 12th Century, before the fire (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland)