art and ecology

When is a forest, not a forest? Theresa Nanigian’s ‘Two Souls in One Breast’ exhibition

Sometimes I still am taken surprise by the power of art. Quite a few of you will know that I work quite intensively on a 5 county programme supporting artists of all stripes, http://www.artlinks.ie - it doesn't leave much time to consider my own practice, let alone time to experience the work of others. I…Read more When is a forest, not a forest? Theresa Nanigian’s ‘Two Souls in One Breast’ exhibition

Chipping party fiasco: what happens when you don’t use the right machines and 400 trees for Kilkenny

Hi all, Just an update on our chipping party that we planned for Easter last weekend. Well, the weather forecast was bad but  in fact it was a beautiful spring weekend. Many thanks to friends, Eileen and Steph, even turned up early on Good Friday before we were to start chipping on Sat to help…Read more Chipping party fiasco: what happens when you don’t use the right machines and 400 trees for Kilkenny

Invitation to an Easter chipping party -you’re invited!

Hi everyone, As you know we had our small spruce wood thinned in January - over 200 trees were felled and that created large piles of branches all around our site. I'm talking piles of organic material about 5 feet high in places! Obviously you can leave some to decay naturally, as seen in my…Read more Invitation to an Easter chipping party -you’re invited!