Arts & Crafts: The Splendid Castles of WHC

Arts & Crafts: Matisse comes to the Library

Henri Matisse was a French painter who became very famous for using extraordinarily bold colors. Later in life, as his health began to fail, Matisse turned to making collages. His last, and most important works were a collection of mixed-media collages. Matisse arranged boldly colored paper cutouts into striking compositions, and added text in his own handwriting to produce a book that has been referred to as "the visual counterpart of jazz music".

Henri Matisse wrote: "The paper cutouts allow me to draw with color. For me, it is a simplification. Instead of drawing an outline and then filling in with color - with one modifying the other - I draw directly in color... It is not a starting point, it is a completion."

Today 3 of our younger members created their own Matisse inspired collages...

Summer Arts and Crafts

Our Summer Arts and Crafts Sessions are at the following times/dates for two age groups.

The 4-7 year olds are on Wednesdays 3-4 pm, dates as follows:

29th July

5th August

12th August

19th August

26th August

The 7-12 year olds are on Fridays at 3-4 pm dates as follows:

31st July

7th August

14th August

21st August

28th August

Availaibilty is on s first come, first serve basis, with 12 places available per session.

Limerick's burial records go online

LIMERICK City Council has become the first local authority in the country to put its burial registers online.

Burial records for the city's largest cemetery, Mount Saint Lawrence, dating back more than 150 years, will now be easily available to the public over the internet.

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