4th Year, BA Hons Degree Exhibition, Wexford Arts Centre

I was at the Fiction or Framed,  BA Hons Fine Arts show last night from I.T Carlow, (Wexford Campus) Art and Design, which was truly amazing, the pieces, really depicted the amount of hard work and effort made to put on such a show. The show has a mixture of photography, paintings, videos, prints, artist publications and live performances which really shows the versatility of the students work.

The artists exhibiting were Ger Davin, Emma Doyle, Leigha Dugdale, Tracey Elphinstone, Paula Halligan, Tracy Hooligan, Noelle Hyland, Barbara Kelly, IIva Krama, Ethna Monks, Stephen O'Neill, Collette Ward and Kate Whitty.

The atmosphere was high spirited and with a large turnout. Belgian Artist Els Dietrvorst opened the exhibition. As with many opening nights it's difficult to really get a good look at the work, so I will revisit early next week for another look. I wish all the fully fledged Artists the Best of Luck for the future.

If you get a chance to visit well worth it. The exhibition is open until Saturday 28th May

Falling out of one routine into another!

With college finishing up soon the transition from one routine to another is really strange. With college deadlines and family commitments to co-ordinate can be very difficult and over the college year I wondered could I get through it all. So with another year behind me I'm delighted. But changing the routine again seems to come around so quickly.

Whilst I have lots of things I want to do, when there are no deadlines you really have to push yourself to stay motivated. The other thing I find when I worked and had holidays you made the most of the time off, but when college ends it feels like there is an ending of some sort, maybe because I am passing through and it's not going to be a permanent feature in my life. Over the next few months I will keep making postings of what is happening.

The sails arrived for the boat and I'm looking forward to the call of when the boat is going into the water.

The 4th year Degree Show is on this evening at 6p.m. in the Wexford Arts Centre and I'm really looking forward to that. All are welcome to attend to see all the work produced.

Identity

I went to change phone provider last week I was asked what was my occupation so I said I was a student to be then told, 'if I put in student, you will be turned down'. Then I said well I'm an artist to be then told 'there is no artist category'. So I was then told ah sure I'll put you in as 'HOUSEWIFE'.

Now there is nothing wrong with being a housewife, but after three years study so far I was disappointed to say the least!

Short Visit to the Shed

It seem such a long time since I was down at the shed it was playing on my mind to-day and the lads will be visiting on Friday but I will miss them, due to having no child minder. The lads were in great form and the weather was great too! The boat look's fantasic with the washboard in place and the name attached. The boat is in the garden as the young people are now using the shed as they designing a garden for the open space beside the playground.

The sails will be arriving this week and the guys will be getting the boat into the water as soon as the weather permits. When its not too windy, afterall they haven't made a speedboat ha ha.

All these things I'd never think of ....I'm looking forward to seeing it in the water and really don't want to miss that. So I will make a posting as soon as it happens...One of the lads posed in the boat for me to-day! good fun.

Shed Opening 30th April 2011

It has been a number of weeks since I last blogged, I went to Dublin for the Easter break to catch up with family and friends and I stayed away from the computer!

The Shed in which the boat was built was opened by Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on Saturday morning, unfortunately it clashed with a previous arrangement I had and did not make it and I am a tad bit disspointed I didn't, but I heard a good time was had by all and it was a great occasion for the local community and for the college of which both were recognised by the Minister. A lot of hard work and determination in the background from my college lecturer Brian Hand and the resource centre managers made this happen.

The shed will be a multi-purpose shed for all groups in the area to hold activites fostering a real spirit of a meeting place and the main focus will be on men's groups, I think the men in the area see this as a great space to have and hopefully it will encourage others to come to the shed to see what's happening and get involved. Whilst it is a simple space I think it add's great value to a community and is less formal than the Family Resource Centre, but the door is always open in both places for people to drop in.

At the moment we are finishing off our projects and I will be visiting again shortly to get some photographs of the finished boat and the launch of the boat will be happening when the sail is added. I will continue to be in contact with the community as I felt very welcome there and it feels as though I have known everyone much longer than I have.