The title of their Creative Engagement project this year is; Warrenmount Urban Garden Ceramic Installation For the Creative Engagement Project we are working with the Green School’s Committee to create a ceramic installation to compliment their urban garden. The focus of the urban garden is to increase biodiversity in our area of the inner city so we are making sculptures of bird baths, bird houses, hanging plant pots, wind chimes and some free standing sculptures of plants and mushrooms. We are also creating relief tiles with labels of some of the plants in the garden such as Lavender, Sage, Thyme, Rosemary, Chives, etc… These labels would use similar colours to the plants and be mounted on rods which would make them easy to see. Artist: Patricia Rafferty Teacher: Louise Sweeney...
Read MoreOur Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont 2020
Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont are delighted with the success of their Creative Engagement Project 2020. They have been working on ceramics for a mosaic and it is well underway. Artist: Niamh Sinnott Teachers: Sioned O’Mahony and Ruth O’Byrne...
Read MoreLimerick Educate Together Secondary School, 2020
Limerick Educate Together Secondary School’s Creative Engagement Project on Puppetry making is well underway in Limerick. 60 first years are participating in the project. Teacher: Norma Lowney...
Read MoreSt Michael’s Holy Faith Secondary School, Finglas
St. Michael’s Holy Faith Secondary School, Finglas, Dublin have Niamh Synnott; Ceramic artist working on maquettes with Creative Engagement Transition Year students. Teacher: Linda Keegan Ceramic Artist: Niamh Synnott...
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From you have I been absent in the Spring, When proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim, Hath put a spirit of youth in everything, (Shakespeare 1609) Good luck with all the work in Spring. Please send in any photos and text of projects underway. Evaluation Form deadline is May 11. Please send it in to me when the project is...
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