CERAMIC ARTIST
An Artistic Collaboration May 2013 Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland
The Plurabelle Paddlers Dragon Boat Team was set up in 2010
from a membership of two and no Boat
They now have 60+ Active Members and two Boats
Team Members Have One Thing In Common, All Have Been Diagnosed
With Breast Cancer
All Were New To The Sport Of
Dragon Boat Racing
By Following A Special Exercise & Dragon Boat Training,
People Could Avoid Lymphoedema and Enjoy
Active, Full Lives
Dr. Don McKenzie, a sports medicine physician at the University of British Columbia, Canada
Inspired By The 150 + Breast Cancer
Dragon Boat Teams Worldwide
For Three Years Our Club Centered Around Two Metal
Shipping Containers In A Dry Dock Yard
In 2013 A Derelict Warehouse On The River
Liffey Was Discovered And
Secured For The Paddlers.
Renovations Started
Brain Storming Sessions Formed The Concepts For
Our Mosaic Mural At The Boat House
A Mosaic Design Evolved
A Mosaic Template Followed
Clay Was Sculpted With Our Ideas & Ethos.
Fired Into Stone And Included In The Mural
The Words Of Anna Livia Plurabella
from James Joyce Finnegans Wake
Were Inscribed Into Clay
Anna Livia Plurabella
Kiln Firing Of Hand Painted Mosaic Tesserae Follows
Cutting Of Mosaic Tesserae
Finally The Mosaic Template Is Set Up
In The New Boat House
Teams On Your Knees
Start!
Mosaicing
Choosing Tones Of Blue
Building Up The Picture20,000 Pieces
One at a time!
80 People, Paddlers,Partners &
Children Complete The 8 Metre
Mosaic Mural Over One Weekend
Removing The Giant Jig Saw
Off The Floor
Packing Up The Template
Installation By Kevin
The Detail Emerges
Our Mural Is Born!
A Renovated Boat HouseComplete With Toilets, Hot
Showers, A Gym And A Cafe
A Beautiful Boat House To Celebrate
A Beautiful Boat House To Launch Regatta
Events A Place To Train
A Place Of Our Own To Gather
A Place Of Warmth, Support And Camaraderie
KIND SPONSORS
LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Fiona Rahill Helen Mc Carthy
Local Artists
&
Marian College
GREAT SUPPORT FROM MY TEAM
Dave MurphyFor The Template
Helen MathewsFor Digital Expertise
Judith WilliamsCostume Designer & Mosaicer
Extraordinaire
Morgan SheridanArtist & Mosaicer Extraordinaire
Kevin MurphyFor The Installation
It Has Been a Privilege To Collaborate On this
Mosaic Artwork With such a Fantastic Team
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