Craft in the Classroom at Scoil Bhrid Naofa, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim

The project is sponsored by the Crafts Council of Ireland to place an an artist into a school to work with children over approx 14 contact hours.

As a textile artist my aim is to introduce fabric, fibre and stitch to the children as a means of creative expression. I hope to touch on as many strands of the visual arts curriculum as possible (fabric & fibre, colour, construction, drawing, printing, etc).

I also hope to create spin-offs for the class to research in other areas of the curriculum (local history, presentation skills, maths, language, personal development, etc).

Although we will focus on the creative process I am hoping it will result in a piece of art for the classroom that reflects the children's personalities and displays their new-found textile skills.