{"id":4545,"date":"2017-04-21T12:25:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T11:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2017-04-21T12:28:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T11:28:30","slug":"blackwater-community-school-lismore-co-waterford-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/index.php\/blackwater-community-school-lismore-co-waterford-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackwater Community School, Lismore, Co. Waterford 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackwater CS\u00a0have had landscape artist Eilis O\u2019Tool, introduce herself and her craft to first year students for six weeks. These sessions included a research trip in our local environment where students took photos on their phones for inspiration, learning the practical rules for working with oils and technical methods of paint application. It has been a wonderful experience and we are so grateful to the NAPD for this fantastic scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The students have completed 46 paintings of their environment.\u00a0The next\u00a0step was for students to curate, run and promote a school exhibition of their work. They had to\u00a0decide as a group how to display them. In lieu of financial sponsorship our local art gallery offered us assistance, the education officer Jennifer Marshall agreed to take students on a tour of the gallery. This included a brief discussion about lighting and placement, the role of the curator and promotion. Also they\u00a0brought their\u00a0paintings and photographs of their\u00a0planned space to exhibit so Jennifer could\u00a0help students appreciate the work and plan their display. As there\u00a0are two 1<sup>st<\/sup> year groups this was\u00a0the first time the two groups worked together, which set them up for the joint effort of putting together the\u00a0exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some student diary extracts, student photographs and scenes from the painting sessions.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4545 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }});\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839-8-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839-8-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0846-9-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0846-9-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0712-5-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0712-5-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was fun that we were out of class and just taking photos. In my old primary school we barely painted and if we did it was a simple thing, but over in Blackwater it\u2019s really cool and fun and we have new tool like a pallet knife. I love art here because it\u2019s a challenge.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe took lots of photos and it was great to get out of class and to listen to about what Eilis does in her job and it was something different which I enjoyed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think that these classes were a very good idea and I would love if we repeated it. Maybe it would be more fun if we did people or portrait paintings.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4545 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }});\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0540-4-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0540-4-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0537-3-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0537-3-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0472-2-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0472-2-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cEilis showed me how to blend the sky and the foreground. I am happy with my painting at the moment and I\u2019m really excited to hold our own exhibition.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI actually thought that white spirits is amazing because you literally need a pea size of paint and then smooth it with white spirits and it will cover your whole canvas!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI learned how to mix oil paints and when your mixing them you need linseed oil and white spirits. I also learned what a pallet knife is for.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4545 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }});\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0869-11-576x1024.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0869-11-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0867-10-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0867-10-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0771-7-576x1024.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0771-7-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0720-6-576x1024.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0720-6-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was fun that we were out of class and just taking photos. In my old primary school we barely painted and if we did it was a simple thing, but over in Blackwater it\u2019s really cool and fun and we have new tool like a pallet knife. I love art here because it\u2019s a challenge.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c..The pallet knife made it so much easier and effective to mix colours and the oil paints are really smooth and look really professional and they made me feel professional\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/share' class='twitter-share-button' data-count='vertical'>Tweet<\/a><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js'><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackwater CS\u00a0have had landscape artist Eilis O\u2019Tool, introduce herself and her craft to first year students for six weeks. These sessions included a research trip in our local environment where students took photos on their phones for inspiration, learning the practical rules for working with oils and technical methods of paint application. 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