You may or may not know I am mad about kayaking, I got the bug a few years back and I have it bad.  Anyway this post is about a paddling pal of mine called Sonja Ewen who has just started circumnavigating Ireland with her friend Eila Wilkinson. They are both trying to raise money for the homeless, Sonja for Focus Ireland and Eila for Digartref, I am sure any support would be much appreciated.

Follow these links for more information.

http://getpaddling.wordpress.com/

https://www.focusireland.ie/htm/fundraising/events/showpage.php?pageId=1628

http://www.adventuretradingpost.co.uk/maps/eila.aspx

http://getpaddling.wordpress.com/

I have being working part-time for Art Zone since November 2008. During this time I have documented a few of the Schools, Projects and Art Camps I taught in.

This slide show shows a few pictures of the students paintings from a Self Portrait project in Art Zones Advanced Camp last July in St Pauls in Glenageary.

Black Church Print Studio

Guided tours of the Studio workshop and a print demonstration every 20 minutes. A body of work by Studio Members will be exhibited and available for purchase. There will be a special offer of a 10% discount on any prints purchased during the evening. Note: Last tour 9.30pm. Open until 10pm

Address:
Black Church Print Studio
4 Temple Bar Dublin 2, Ireland
Web: http://www.print.ie

Tel: 01 677 3629

I really like this site…http://www.colorisrelative.com

A Student demonstrating an unfinished project that I attempted during my school placement in Synge Street School. I never got to finish the project due to a emergency reshuffle of the timetable.

The projects aim was to teach the students about colour  theory and colour mixing.  The students were broken in to teams and each team had to pick a part of the room and design camouflage to blend into the room.  They then had to paint some clothes in these colours and patterns. I will try this again sometime but I will improve the scheme.

Below there is a few examples of  a nearly finished camouflage suit.

Looks good, I will not be partaking but I think I will pop along.

UPCOMING ExhibitionS & events 2008
Node: National Print Studio Network Exhibition Original Print Gallery, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 12 September – 5 October 2008 JILL MCKEOWN, Six Degrees of Separation – Small World The Black Church Print Studio presents ‘Node’ National Print Studio Network Exhibition at the Original Print Gallery from 12 September to 5 October 2008, this exhibition will preview on Thursday 11 September at 6pm. The ‘National Print Studio Network’ was an initiative of the Black Church Print Studio and was launched in 2007. It was conceived to generate a dialogue regarding contemporary print practice in Ireland, encourage greater interaction between Fine Art Print Studios and to increase creative opportunities for their Artist Members. The National Print Studio Network includes: Belfast Print Workshop; Black Church Print Studio; Cork Printmakers; Courtyard Printmakers at Airfield; Graphic Studio Dublin; Leinster Printmakers; Limerick Printmakers; Lorg Printmakers; and Seacourt Print Workshop. As part of this initiative the Black Church Print Studio were delighted to invite members from the nine participating studios to submit work in response to the exhibition title, ‘Node’. The title of this exhibition was based on the definition of a Node as a central point of a network of operation; from this starting point many connections and associations evolve establishing vital links for mutual benefit. Applicants were encouraged to explore and respond to this title in it’s broadest context taking into consideration the many interpretations of what a network encapsulates and through the various printmaking mediums. Raymond Henshaw, curated and will also officially open this exhibition. He is an artist/curator based in Belfast for the last eighteen years. During this time he has been a member of various arts organisations including, Flaxart, Paragon Studios and currently Belfast Print Workshop. He studied in England, where he received an MA and BA in Painting. He has also received numerous awards from institutions such as The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the British Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs. He works chiefly across three mediums; painting, photography and printmaking. A prize of €1,000 will be adjudicated by Dr. Michael Ryan, Director, Chester Beatty Library and presented to the chosen Artist on the evening of the exhibition preview. Selected artists include Debbie Godsell, John Graham, Struan Hamilton, Sean Hanrahan, Catherine Hehir, Fiona Joyce, Ann Kavanagh, Marianne Keating, Jo Kelley Jill McKeown, Louise Meade, Tom Moore, John Charles William Morris, Red O’Neill, Bill Penney, Ben Reilly, Vincent Sheridan, Debbie Symth and Katherine Van Uytrecht Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 10.30am – 5.30pm, Sat. 11am – 5pm & Sun. 2 – 6pm