A miscellany of Irish books…. Continue reading
Filed under art …
Harry Clarke’s War
the book is beautifully produced and illustrated Continue reading
Christmas Fair in St. Enda’s
Christmas Fair and Concert at St Enda’s Continue reading
John Francis Sheridan Le Fanu Byrne, Artist
A profile of an Irish-born artist whose artistic practice began painting Sinn Fein symbols on Christmas cards and painting by hand, plaster statues of saints. Continue reading
The Women of 1916 Mural
Irish artist Gearoid O’Dea has installed a 35 foot street art installation inspired by the Women of 1916, with the piece being unveiled on International Women’s Day. Continue reading
Pure and Sublime Poetry: A conversation with visual artist Robert Amos
Sara Jewell, of Waywords and Meansigns, interviews a Canadian Visual Artist. Joyce aficionado Robert Amos has had a copy of Finnegans Wake since 1969. One of Victoria’s best known artists talks frankly to us about Finnegans Wake, decorating the entirety of the James Joyce Bistro in Victoria, British Columbia, and writing out (by hand) one of … Continue reading
Celts at the British Museum
The objects presented here give a sense of peering through chinks in remote historical time, gaining privileged glimpses of a little known world. Continue reading
Wanderings’: an exhibition of artwork and calligraphy by Lynne Muir
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.’ Continue reading
Skeletons in the Cupboard
They kept their grim deeds as quiet as possible by using a wooden spade Continue reading
