Our meeting at the Cill Rialaig artists’ retreat in the far west of Ireland has been a great success. The retreat is based in a village of restored houses in the far south-west of County Kerry. The whole area is a popular holiday destination, but by the end of October most of the visitors have gone home and the countryside is waiting for winter.
Seven le Chéile artists stayed together here over a 10-day period, soaking up the atmosphere, working and talking. As with our visit to Nant Gwrtheyrn last year, a great creative “buzz” developed during the stay. The Cill Rialaig Project runs a fully equipped print studio in the nearby village of Ballinskelligs, and we managed a considerable amount of printmaking there and in our mobile temporary print studio at Cill Rialaig itself.
Thanks very much to Margaret Becker for arranging our stay, and to Noelle Campbell-Sharpe, the founder of the project.
