I was scrolling through Instagram, and I saw a post by the very talented Sligo based artist David Gavin. David Gavin with Emma Stroude's painting David, along with Colm and Deirdre Brennan and Peigin Doyle is helping to organise a charity art auction for the Multiple Myeloma Ireland Northwest group. The charity is one that... Continue Reading →
Getting Creative with Glass
I went on a Stained Glass workshop yesterday and it was brilliant! I love sun catchers and love trying my hand at anything new, so when I saw Creative Heartlands post about an Introduction to Stained Glass, I jumped at the chance. The workshop was held at Rainer Girrman's Crystal Palace in Cootehall, Roscommon. It... Continue Reading →
New Art Gallery Shop, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
A couple of weeks ago I called in to The New Art Gallery, Arts and Craft Shop in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. It's a lovely shop and stocks work by a large group of creative people in the Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon region. Kaz from Soak Bath Salts was there when I called, I've featured these... Continue Reading →
Creative Heartlands Autumn and Winter Design Workshops
I've written before about the digital screen print workshop that I did with Creative Heartlands, I loved it and you can read about it here. I'm delighted to see some new workshops and classes taking place and I've already signed up for one already. It's great to learn from experts and pick up hints and... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It's been a while since I've done a Sunday thoughts blog, this is mainly a catch up to tell you what I've been up to, but it's also a way for me to offload the things that rattle around in my head. It's been a hectic week, with a lot going on, so it's nice... Continue Reading →
SG turns 40!
There are great celebrations planned for this Saturday, as SG Education and Art Shop turn 40. You are all invited to come along from 1pm - 3pm and you can read all the details in the poster above. One of the reasons I'm sharing this is that they have come up with a great way... Continue Reading →