" Sun Radial" paperart piece, Loughcrew, Co Meath.

This piece of paperart was inspired by an ancient engraving on a stone in one of my favourite places -- Loughcrew, Co. Meath.

It is now hanging on a wall in Boulder, Colorado.

My parents used to bring us on Sunday afternoon drives to visit these old ancient megalithic sites, and I know many people have a love of this place or are inspired by it.

I remember doing an essay on it while in art college, and trying to bring myself to a time and place that predated modern civilisations and religions .

There is more information on Loughcrew on one of my previous posts.

" Sun Radial" , Loughcrew, Co. Meath

Various papers, embossing and glue

Dimensions : 50cms x 40cms
Inspired by engraving on backstone in cairn T

Here is a photo my uncle Val Farrell took on one of his forays to Loughcrew.

I particularly like this one with its strong ,defining light and dark shadows.

It was taken from the inside of Cairn T.

Outdoor Exhibition in MISA courtyard, St James Hospital Dublin. May - September 2017.

Mountpleasant Mural community project in MISA courtyard, St James Hospital Dublin. May - September 2017 . These paintings on view in the Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) courtyard in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 are from the Mountpleasant Mural Project, a very successful community outdoor arts endeavor, which was one of the events of the Ranelagh Arts Festival 2013. Members of the public in Ranelagh were invited to add their brushstrokes and signatures, to these paintings, which celebrate local areas and events. This project was one of many integrative community art events that took place in parks, in schools and on the streets in Ranelagh during the festival. As an artist with a special interest in bringing art into everyday communities, I was excited to be approached by Roisin Nevin,Creative Life Co-ordinator at MISA and asked to select and prepare a collection of artpieces for ...

Musings on "Creativity for Wellness" in Arts in Healthcare and Community in Ireland today

.This is an area I have a big interest in, having been involved in both the arts - as an artist and also in healthcare - as a nurse for most of my adult life. We are all creative beings, and when we connect with our unique creative source, we become more “whole”, helping bring together our essential connection of body, mind and spirit and thus helping maintain or restore our health. “Creativity for Wellness” incorporates all the arts: music, the visual arts, drama, literature, gardening and movement, to name a few. “Creativity for Wellness” is closely linked with Arts in Healthcare. This discipline can best be explained as Art for Arts sake, as it is not considered a therapy as such. For example, art therapists work closely with psychologists, while Arts in Healthcare offer countless benefits towards personal and societal wellbeing by simply connecting with our creativity. Arts in Healthcare is a little recognised, but expanding and important ar...

Mountpleasant Community Street Art Mural Project, Ranelagh Arts Festival.

One rainy, cold day in Spring 2013, a few of us were sitting in the back office of Ranelagh Arts Centre, wrecking our heads trying to think of new projects to put forward for Ranelagh Arts Festival later that year. Mountpleasant Mural Project was an idea we felt might work. It would involve collaborative Community Paintings, which would eventually be on display as outdoor art in a local area. We proposed that we would create 4 -6 permanent outdoor 2D artpieces for the enjoyment of local community for display in Mounpleasant Park in Ranelagh, Dublin...and that we would involve the the local RMDS Primary school, local community and park visitors in the creation of some of the pieces. At the end of it, we hoped to have a few o utdoor permanent paintings in the park for all to enjoy, and which would hopefully inspire community and other artists to the potential of projects like these in the city/country. We felt ...

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