It's been a very busy week. I haven't had time to bless my self, as my granny would have said (not that I ever do bless myself but you get the idea). We had a few days of ice/snow/sleet/hail. The usual Irish four seasons in one day weather but the photo above came out of... Continue Reading →
Coney, Conversations, Caravans and Easter Widows
There are some wonderful exhibitions running at the moment in Sligo - if you are wondering what the strange title of this blog post is! The first exhibition is Coney by Emma Stroude, Diane Roemer, Lorna Watkins, Medbh Gillard and Aideen Connolly. "In 2013 a wintertime Coney Island residency was undertaken by this group of... Continue Reading →
Tiffany Budd – Goldsmith
Today was a great day. A totally new opportunity for me to try something different at a silver jewellery making course with the wonderfully talented Tiffany Budd. I really had no idea what to expect but I turned up to a very warm welcome by Tiffany and her lovely dogs. First things first was a... Continue Reading →
A week of firsts
It's been a busy week with a lot of firsts for me. The biggest was probably my exhibition which started yesterday and runs until October 25th. I'm really not great with people so I thought I could just put the pics up and not be there. I was convinced otherwise though (thanks friends!) so I... Continue Reading →
The Second Coming
We took our seats, the lights went down and we saw figures moving across the stage. The lights came up and we saw the dancers. The voice of Yeats filled the air. “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world” - The Second Coming, W. B. Yeats. The music... Continue Reading →
Past – Present – Future
Open Trades Club presents an exhibition of artworks, objects, interventions and archive material reflecting the activities of individuals that associate themselves by arts, crafts, trades and skills. The exhibition entitled PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE, aims to provide an insight into the changing role and composition of open trades club and to speculate on... Continue Reading →