Po, wow, what an undertaking. I'm a little confused so help me out. Are you working on this from home at this point? Is there a time when you have to go away to study?

I am so grateful the interviewers were awakened to your passion. It makes all the difference in the world.

Tell us more!

Oh, my son is pretty good at photoshop. Let me know if yo have any questions for him and I'l pass them on.

Whoa, girl! You wore me out just reading about how hard you are working! Sit down and take a breather, just once in a while.

I would love to see pictures....

Your works sound very interesting. The one with the bullets - I need to look up the story behind this. From what you describe, it sounds like a very emotional piece.

You are living your dream, Po. And you deserve this dream come true.

Hi Jane, Dots Angel a chara and Mom,

I am working from home until september when I leave for the first one or two simesters on my own...Celtic and L will follow after all being well.
With the nature and size of the three peices mentioned, they will take as long as they will take, what can't be fitted into today..etc. The main group I saught advice and information about the bullets have 'remembering quilts' which cover the death of two thousand people and more..they are on their tenth quilt as I write...they are awsome peices of art works in their own right. I want to do something with them also and Celt helped me come up with the idea of placing them on the steps of 'Stormount'...with all our political leaders walking over them(another photoshop job)... I would paint the ghosts of the people from the quilts entering Stormount first as their deaths(murders) helped pave the way to what we have in place today.
The ideas are comming thick and fast and I need to get more down on paper...all of which at the moment revolve around 'cultural change in Ireland'.

Dots...Photoshop is the wee program I need to know some tricks about in order to pull all these peices together, I have a guide(the full comprehensive one from the shops which is tooo difficult)...but I NEED AN IDIOTS GUIDE!!! Does he have one of them?

Mom, they are emotive peices.....but I already knew that this is what I was drawn to...I feel that it is so important to document these things from all angles possible, and that women should be at the fore in alot of it being touched on.

I don't want to be deemed as an artist who falls into one particular political camp...so it is important to me to cover all bases regardless of my own experiences.

The quicker I get to grips with photoshop, the faster I will produce some of the art mentioned.


Thanks for the input...more feed back is more than welcome

Popea

Wow, I am impressed with your ideas, Po. I can't wait to see your work.

Po, I felt of sense of history reading about your projects. Your art sounds so phenomenal, coming from your heart and spanning the political, cultural, and physical landscapes. I know you'll pull it together, and I can say, "I knew her when "

Photoshop is a wee step (can non-Irish use that word? LOL) that you will easily climb. I'm imagining you flowing up the steps right now, and the road has no obstacles.

Sorry The Photo is so big...but this was the first ever peice(on a grand scale) that put me on the map way back in 85'... It is a show peice 'built up ring' calle 'Marconi's Cottage'...showing about 300 skills. I will tell you the story later.
Mer...course you can use any Irishisms, thank you for your encouraging words my freind

Popea

Po, this is so unique. What do you mean when you say, showing 300 skills? I am waiting on your story. YOu made that? Please tell us how!

Po...that's amazing! You have a true talent!!!

Where are Po and Celtic?

Dots, I just pmed you. I have been in hospital with asthma, pnuemonia and a staph bug....I only got out yesterday. I am on the mend, but taking it nice and gently.

Celtic has been moving house and her internet won't be connected until the 4th of July.

Now that I am starting to get well again...I will be working very hard on my visual diary....come hell or high waters, I will be in London by the First/second week in sept.

I will keep you all posted

Warm thoughts

Popea