BLAST Artist in Residency

Over the last four Thursdays, 2nd and 3rd Classes have engaged in Art workshops as part of the BLAST in Education Initiative. 🎨

Our assigned resident artist for this year was Julie O’Hea, and she has been focusing on the Visual Arts strand of Construction in the workshops. 👩🏻‍🎨

Children in these classes began by thinking about and discussing their personality traits, and explored what animal they believe represents these traits. Initially, they then drew these animals, before bringing them to 3D life, by using recyclable materials. 🦊🐭

When those creations were completed, the classes formed groups, where they came together to make larger 3D animals. These animals were combinations of the different personality traits of the children in that group.

These residencies are supported by the Department of Education and organised through the West Cork Education Centre.

Many thanks to Julie for the fun and engaging workshops which the children in Knockskeagh will remember forever. 🎨

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