I was kindly asked by dance artist Lucia Kickham to facilitate two workshops in October 2025 as part of her project Creative Mother Workshops. It was a great opportunity funded by Creative Places Enniscorthy for Mothers of any age or stage in motherhood to engage in dance, singing, writing and art sessions. It brought together a lovely group of mothers from various parts of County Wexford and allowed them to connect in this gentle and supportive environment.
Workshop 1: we explored mark making using pencils, charcoal, graphite sticks and watercolour pencils. Blind drawing helped break the ice for all, as they observed & drew some children’s first shoes. Watercolour pencils added a gentle wash to the drawings. A simple spindle, to twirl strips of paper, allowed up make paper string.
Shadow drawing - drawing under fluorescent lights casts shadows - we worked with it.
Drawing from a distance using sticks and charcoal & spinners and ink
Workshop 2: We explored shadow drawing and drawing with sticks & charcoal and spinners & ink :-) - the process freed up expectation and lent itself to intuition and randomness. It was fun!