The Colour of the Mountain

Helen O’Leary and Kim Flick will lead an evening eco-printing workshop for artists and communities at The Dock, working directly with the materials of Sliabh an Iarann—its plants, waters, and iron-rich soils. This is an evening session focusing on eco-printing, working more closely with leaves and plant forms to make direct impressions on cloth and paper, offering a quieter, more intimate way of engaging with the materials.

This is a fun evening of making on Thursday 14 May, 6—8pm—no experience required and suitable for all ages—slow, physical, and grounded in the Leitrim landscape. All materials supplied. Booking required—tickets are €5 including refreshments.

Helen O'Leary is a Wexford-born artist best known for constructions that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture.  She holds BFA and MFA degrees from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

Based between New York and Leitrim, her work has been widely recognised through awards and residencies including the Rome Prize American Academy in Rome; New Jersey Fellowship for the Arts; the Hennessy Purchase Award, IMMA, Dublin; the Purchase Award American Academy of Arts and Letters; the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship; the Pollock-Krasner awards; the Joan Mitchell Award for painting and sculpture; the Centre Culturel Irlandaise, France; the Sam and Adele Golden Residency, NY; the Mac Dowell Fellowship, New Hampshire; the Skowhegan program, ME; and the Yaddo Residency, NY. 

Kim Flick is a mixed media artist, sharing her passion for creativity as a Visual Arts Instructor through workshops, retreats, and community events in addition to the credit courses taught at The Pennsylvania State University. She holds degrees in Drawing & Painting and Equine Science from Penn State University and an MFA from The Vermont College of Fine Art.

Born in Bellefonte and raised in the foothills of the Bald Eagle Mountains, she is a native daughter of the PA Wilds. She keeps it local with membership and service in various community organizations: Central PA Pastel Society, The Farmland Preservation Artists, The Art Alliance, Clinton County Arts Council, and America's oldest art organisation, The Philadelphia Sketch Club. Kim is listed on the juried artist registries of The Bellefonte Art Museum and The Pennsylvania Wilds Artisans. She promotes and demonstrates sustainable studio practices, eco-friendly products and artistic environmental projects.

For further information, you can email Director, Mary Conlon, at mary.conlon@leitrimcoco.ie.