Bealach iontach is ea dealbhóireacht caoladóireachta agus lóchrainn le tosú ar draíocht na healaíne sráide a leathnú i do phobal! Bíonn lóchrainn shimplí, atá le feiceáil ar dheis, iontach le haghaidh tionscadal ealaíne comhshaoil, agus is féidir iad a chur in oiriúint do pharáideanna séasúracha agus cláir ealaíne amuigh, amhail paráideanna Earraigh, Oíche Shamhna & Nollag, ag obair ó aoisghrúpaí ó 5 bliana suas:

 "The children were entralled with their lanterns & loved hearing the Gaelic words for Halloween Creatures & the stories they told themselves" Magi McCulloch, Oibrí Naisc Teaghlaigh / Ionad Tannahill, Paisley

Mar a bhíonn i gceist le gach ceardlann, soláthraítear Bileog Abairtí Gaeilge lena gclúdaítear na príomhthéarmaí ar fad a úsáidtear chun tacú le foghlam leanúnach, agus is féidir Aibitír na gCrann a chuimsiú, chomh maith le focail shéasúracha & íomhánna sonracha, ar féidir a cheangal le Paráideanna , amhail an tionscadal le haghaidh Fhéile Ealaíon Chathair na Mart 2016:

                        • do pháistí ó aois 4 bliana suas

• ceardlanna le lóchrainn shimplí chaoladóireachta a dhéanamh & a mhaisiú
• chomh fada le 2 uair a' chloig go leith, lena n-áirítear Scéalaíocht idirghníomhach i gcásanna cuí
• roinnt costaisí breise i gceist le haghaidh ábhar
• is féidir iad a chur ar fáil mar pháirt de thionscadail dráma is ealaíne sráide níos mó de réir téamaí cosúil leis an Earrach, Samhradh, Oíche Shamhna, nó an Nollaig, m.sh. Oíche Dhraíochta, Paráideanna Oíche Samhna, le Soilse na Nollag a Lasadh srl. ag imeascadh scileanna sorcais cosúil le stiltsiúltóireacht, ealaín ghraifítí, ealaín Cheilteach & fiú Bád na mBríonglóidí thíos agus Ariel ina hEalaíontóir Cónaithe le haghaidh féile in 2016.

"Definitely a big hit - people were coming up asking if they could buy the lanterns! A teacher from one of the schools that didn't take part was devastated when she saw them..." Oibrí Tacaíochta Ionad Ealaíon Dhún Phádraig

"That was excellent, the children thoroughly enjoyed it", Yvonne, Oibrí Óige Sinsearach, Ionad Óige Naomh Pádraig

''S e dòigh spòrsail a bh'ann an nàdar a fhiosrachadh ann an dòigh chruthachail, a thug air na sgoilearan meas nas làidre a bhith aca don chomhshaol. Ghabh  iad pàirt ann gu díograiseach... d'fhuair iad an t-uafás spòrs às! Thug e orra obrachadh gu math le chéile freisin... Bha na háiseanna uamharraidh math." Oifigeach ó Chomunn na Gàidhlig (Alba)

Workshops provide the following links with Capacities/Outcomes and Experiences within Curriculum for Excellence: Language; Health and Well-being, Science, Technology, Expressive Arts, Awareness of our Environment, Teamworking, Other Languages - Gaelic "I listen or watch for useful or interesting information and I use this to learn new things." LIT 0-04a

"Míle buíochas, thaitnigh sé go mór leo!" Oifigeach ó Chomunn na Gàidhlig

Ariel can also work with groups of children and young people from 10 years upwards in creating larger-scale artistic wicker sculptures, as well as incorporating Celtic Graffiti Art Stencilling and poetry in the artwork, to form part of exciting street spectacle and parade work in communities! Such broader creative approaches can work to raise the profile of local events and can also include workshops in drama, circus skills & stiltwalking to engage a wide range of abilities, interest and age groups in local areas, such as Ariel's work as part of Paisley's first Halloween Parade, seen in the video below:

In November 2014, Ariel will also be in Northern Ireland delivering Christmas-themed lantern-making workshops bilingually in Irish as well - images available here after the 29th of November...

Ariel has trained with one of the UK's leading wicker sculpture and community spectacle specialists, the Liverpool Lantern Company, and is also available for commissions to create beautiful bespoke portable wicker sculptures, such as those below, as part of outdoor art, parade and community arts engagement programmes.

© Ariel Killick 2014

Ariel has trained with leading wicker and wire sculptors in both the UK & Ireland & is available for commissions to create beautiful bespoke portable wicker sculptures as part of outdoor art, parade and community arts engagement programmes. In 2016, Ariel was Artist in Residence at the Scottish Maritime Museum for the Irvine Festival of Light, creating Bàta nam Bruadaran/Ship of Dreams & a Phoenix Figurehead, as well as extensive community parade development work with Ayrshire Youth Arts.

In May 2015, Ariel was the Banff & MacDuff Coast Festival Artist in Residence, creating the 3D Wire interactive Wishing Tree sculpture below, on foot of Community Creative Consultation, as well as facilitating a series of Wicker Sculpture workshops for local school & community groups, to the theme of 2015 being the International Year of Light, assisting the Banff Hillwalking Group & SMART (Self Management & Recovery Training Group) to literally put their names up in lights.

© Ariel Killick 2015