Having been told as a young child that I was like my mother, who believed she couldn’t draw a straight line, artistic expression was left to a brother, whose talent was undeniable. Years of self exploration later, a course in the Enneagram revealed an aptitude…
In this page Art to Heart’s followers write about their creative work and experiences. I have been practising yoga, meditation and mindfulness for a number of years, and in 2017 having trained as a yoga teacher I began to think of ways to help others…
I remember as the anticipation of the pending Sicilian trip approached, my busy packing and checking of passport expiry dates the general organizing of kids, house and pets for my impending departure day. Leaving the September of Dublin with the falling leaves and winter coats…
Artwork by Jole Bortoli
Artwork by Barbara O'Meara
Ratljóst is an exhibition of work by artists Barbara O’Meara and Jole Bortoli produced last November during a month-long residency in Laugarvatn, a village some 70km from Reykjavik, Iceland. The show marks the collaboration between two artists who, over four weeks time, with just enough…
And how many million times have I said it, but I have started to change the record and I’m discovering my creativity in many ways. We’ve moved from our last rental house which was big but uninspiring and now (for at least six months) we…
It’s been over a year now since I started my Magic Turtle mentorship programme with Art To Heart. I have truly learned a lot in this time from working with different types of people, sprawling across different backgrounds, experiences, ages and abilities. Along the way I’ve…
Thoughts I had during my time as an intern at The Ark. “Jole once told us, that if you make a mistake, you can always make it into something spectacular!” Aoife, Third class. Through working as an intern in The Ark, I learned a…
“Awaken your spirit to adventure Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk.” ‘For a New Beginning’ – by John O’Donohue Awakening the heart and spirit to adventure is an apt metaphor which captures my experience of excitement and intrigue on discovering Jole’s inspirational…
By Jacinta Swann It is three years since I braved going to the ‘Art of a Good Saturday’ in Rockforest. On the first morning, I consoled myself that it was only for a morning, I didn’t have to commit! I was terrified I wouldn’t be…
Schooldays. Bells ringing. Girls tumbling out through classroom doors. Footsteps echoing along a corridor towards a distant stairwell. Turning onto the landing at the grey end wall, and then the starkly simple choice to go upstairs or down. Adolescence… a time for dreaming. The dream world…