A dramatic few days here in Ballycroy. Due to the long spell of dry weather and wind conditions there have been some extensive gorse fires in area including the national park. Fire units have been working around the clock to keep the fires under control, with helicopters scooping water from the nearby rivers and lakes to quell the flames and allow the firefighters close. Last night, however, a large fire was scorching deep red lines down a nearby hill towards the studio where Dan is working on his audible force sound structures so dinner was left on standby as multiple arms and legs sped over and cleared out the gear for the night.
From a distance without the noise it is hard to see even the movement of the flames, the visuals have striking similarities to lines of lava meandering a mountain however only a couple of kilometers closer and the flames could stand 10ft tall or more. Much credit must go to the firefighters who work extremely long shifts in efforts to keep wild fires contained.
Meanwhile, work is continuing. Martin Brockman has been combining small workshops and artists to continue his sculptures of woven willow animals, we almost have a herd forming at this stage! Martin will be giving workshops over the 2 days of the event as well as many other workshops that will be happening including kite-making and Dennis Strong, the Deputy Regional Manager for the National Park and wildlife services gave a brilliant talk on the local stories and myths of the area on Thursday, I'm sure these will provide plenty of imagery to feed into the last week. To have a look at how the project is going make sure to look into the gallery page on the the website www.icouldreadthesky.com/gallery
From a distance without the noise it is hard to see even the movement of the flames, the visuals have striking similarities to lines of lava meandering a mountain however only a couple of kilometers closer and the flames could stand 10ft tall or more. Much credit must go to the firefighters who work extremely long shifts in efforts to keep wild fires contained.
Meanwhile, work is continuing. Martin Brockman has been combining small workshops and artists to continue his sculptures of woven willow animals, we almost have a herd forming at this stage! Martin will be giving workshops over the 2 days of the event as well as many other workshops that will be happening including kite-making and Dennis Strong, the Deputy Regional Manager for the National Park and wildlife services gave a brilliant talk on the local stories and myths of the area on Thursday, I'm sure these will provide plenty of imagery to feed into the last week. To have a look at how the project is going make sure to look into the gallery page on the the website www.icouldreadthesky.com/gallery
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