Yesterday I went to a Hobby Workshop hosted by Sligo Leader. It was a very informative couple of hours. We heard from people involved in different hobbies and how it enhances their lives, we also heard how certain hobbies can help with finding a job. What stayed with me though was the personal stories. Before... Continue Reading →
Revisiting Old Haunts
Today I went up to a famine village with the Coolaney Drawing Project. We have been visiting various places near our village and drawing them. The last time I went up to the village with the group was last year. I remember being deeply depressed and never thinking I'd ever feel better. Just going through... Continue Reading →
The Long Way Home
I was in Tubbercurry on Friday and instead of taking the normal main road home I decided to take a bit of a detour. I headed up towards Lough Easkey - this is one of my favourite places in Sligo. If you haven't been there yet it's well worth a visit. Take the road out... Continue Reading →
The Dream??
This week someone asked me what my dream was. That's a difficult question and one I hadn't really thought about. In many ways I'm living the dream, I have a beautiful house, a wonderful family including the dogs, food on the table and I'm fairly healthy. The only downside is financial. It's quite a struggle... Continue Reading →
A big week for exhibitions
My exhibition opened at St. John's Community Hospital, Sligo yesterday. It's a permanent photography exhibition and I was thrilled to be asked to be involved. Some of my work involves documenting art workshops at day centres for older people. I've seen how positive these workshops are and what a difference they make to the people.... Continue Reading →
Art Wall – Exhibition Opening
I'm delighted to have been asked to be part of Bealtaine Festival Sligo this year. It's a festival that is very dear to my heart and over the years I've loved listening to the stories of the people involved. I'd love to see some of you tomorrow at St. John's Hospital 3.30pm. The photographic ‘Art... Continue Reading →