helenfarrellart

here is a link to The Iveagh Gardens.  http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/dublin/theiveaghgardens/ This morning, I simply needed to be around green grass. Compared to many major cities, we are blessed in Dublin to have a haven of public parks, all with easy walking distance from each other. So off to Iveagh Gardens with me, where I found lots of green grass, and this root.. " "roots...gnarled...disintegrating... what have you nourished... what lofty heights have you supported... time now to let the soft earth take you ..." 

Some new paperworks.. "2012 - now is the time" Papersculpture - crepe paper, gold paint, and acrylic glue, 20cms x 15cms these have come out of quiet spaces.  "2012 - ...flow..." Torn, and layered tracing paper and cotton paper, 20cms x 15cms Quite empty ,on one hand doing these, and quite fulfilled on the other. "2012  -  heart opening " torn and layered tracing paper  and cotton paper, 20cms x 20cms "2012  - Reflection" Torn papers  15cms x 20cms

I haven't been here for a while, - because.. I've  taken on a short (ish) Post Grad Course in Arts in Healthcare Settings in NUI Maynooth, and as its been tasking my hitherto " more relaxed" brain..I've been to concentrating my energies on finding my way around reading lists, library cards, books, papers and all the paraphanalia that seems to accompany a Post Grad Course.. "Vessel" Photo of curious window, I have always had a thing about windows and doors. A wonderful group of 15 women..all doing this course for various, and very various personal reasons. We have to put our heads down and together - down lowww, until the end of May. All are artists, - dancers, poets, writers, musicians, and visual artists, who are in some way involved in the area of introducing arts ( not as in art therapy, which has a more clinical role) into hospitals, nursing homes, community centres , rehabilitation centres and lots more in Ireland today. This area