Leaving Certificate Craft Mocks!!!

Tomorrow is the craft mock for the current 6th year students. They have been working hard (I hope) on their prep sheets for the past week ready to create some amazing works of art tomorrow. It is a 5 hour exam which is never easy so lets hope they have a good breakfast in them and are ready for a long days hard work! I am sure there will be panic and tears but also a huge sense of pride at the end of all.

After all, Cezanne once said “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.”

I would like to take this opportunity to wish them all the very best of luck. 

Miss O’ Hart

6th Class induction

The art department had 110 6th class students pass through its doors today. We had lots of fun learning about what Art actually is and they made door hangers to take home with them. Unfortunately I couldn’t take any photos of the lovely work but here is a link to a video that they got to see about what actually happens inside the Art room.

http://animoto.com/play/gI2UqV7bdpDiF9WA6pybfA

New photos!

Check out new photos of 1st and 2nd year projects in the Junior Cert section. Just click on the Gallery and you will find them all there.

 

Design a cover competition winner!!!

And the winner of the ipad is…….. Eilish Bonner!
Eilish designed a very effective piece that described Mental health problems very well. All of the finished pieces were put before all the staff in the school to vote and also sent to people who have suffered from Mental health problems. One girl stated that she loved lots of them and really loved all the colour that is so important for lifting your mood but she found that Eilish’s design really struck something inside her. She said “I really love the colourful ones but sometimes when you’re ‘in it’ there is no colour. That’s why the first one (Eilish’s design) strikes me the most and the message is so true….it’s not like cancer or a broken leg or diabetes whereby you can get treatment and people ‘understand’.
So well done to all that entered and a huge thank you needs to be expressed to Mr Gorman and Mrs Forrestal for supplying the Apple ipad for the winning design. The other designs will be uploaded in the TY section shortly.