Botanical Collage / Dying

Sliabh Beagh Arts

At the Heart of Rural Creativity

The overarching aim for Sliabh Beagh Arts is the development and implementation of a series of community Arts programmes which address the social, creative, economic, cultural, environmental and good relations needs within the area. We are dedicated to providing high quality arts activity, promoting the use of creativeness as a means of enriching the lives of the rural communities involved. Our programs aim to promote the importance of our physical and personal environment, looking to the rural for inspiration and exploring the culture in AgriCULTURE.

All of our projects are innovative and we try to bring something special to the area every year.

Grafitti Bales

We took the mundane and brought some colour and brightness to the plain old stacks

Gate weaves — Gateweaves

These gate weaves were created by several different communities who worked together during dark evenings

Painting With Light

Working with several different artists the task of running through dark places at night became a creative pleasure

Mini Worlds

Seeing quality in the everyday local objects, local photographer Max Carnson brought this project to life

Storytelling Through Song

We have searched through our library of song to tell stories that are educational to hear.

Shadow puppetry 2013

Our First "Show" was a shadow puppetry event in the woods, with choirs and bands

Details: Category: Projects 2020 - 2021

Delicate pressed flowers and plants can be turned into wondrous artworks that depict the colorful diversity of the natural world. .

Botanical dye is a dye that is made using part or all of a plant. For example rosemary and lavender produce a dye from their leaves, the madder plant produces a dye from its roots, and the dye from avocados is extracted from their stones and skins. The dyes can be extracted just by soaking the plants in hot water, though sometimes they need the addition of chalk or iron to enhance the colours.