On Saturday morning we ran a kids print workshop for 3 fabulous student's from Enable Ireland. Owen, Adrian and James designed and printed their own unique t-shirts and also got to see the workings of the dark room and the screen wash-out area. Our hens, horse and baby guinea pigs were also given a 'show and tell', by The Old Rectory resident boys - always good for a distraction when artistic expression becomes too intense!
T-shirt colour choices were carefully considered - it was only James who was temporarily disappointed with having to settle with yellow as we didn't have a red t-shirt in his size, this was soon forgotten when he lifted his screen to get a first glimpse at his cosmic scene of a rocket and shooting stars. Genuine surprise, broad smiles and delighted 'wows', were the boys reactions to their great work - well done, and I hope boys, you enjoy wearing and showing off your own groovy. wicked and deadly tops!
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| Cool t-shirt prints by Adrian, Owen and James |
Meanwhile, I printed up a couple of gifts for friends. Very simple and quick designs, inspired by the last of our autumn days - gathering chestnuts etc. Red squirrels are getting a lot of attention right now as the grey squirrels get the bad press. The reds have been in serious decline in Ireland and Britain for some time due to the loss of their natural habitat(trees) and competition with the greys which are bigger and stronger.
Currently an endangered native Irish species, the red squirrel deserves to play the lead role for a while, especially with that tail! - a design to take further when I have the time.
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| A couple of gifts |
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