St Brigid inspired community workshop in Dundalk's Downtown Hub a great success

Creative Spark Print Studio member and Artist Greta Usaite, recently led a St Brigid’s–inspired community chemigram  workshop at Downtown Hub, welcoming members of Dundalk Women’s Shed for a shared creative experience rooted in place, tradition and collaboration. 

The workshop invited participants to explore chemigram  printmaking - a camera- less photographic process - through a collective celebration of St Brigid’s Day.

Using locally gathered plants and accessible, kitchen-safe, plant-based developers, participants created abstract photographic prints through a slow and intuitive process of mark-making and experimentation. 

Each chemigram  responded to the textures, rhythms and forms of the local landscape, encouraging participants to work hands-on with natural materials while embracing chance and discovery.

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Individually created works were later brought together to form a single collective artwork inspired by St Brigid’s cloak — a powerful symbol of creativity, care, renewal and community. 

The workshop created space for connection, shared learning and artistic expression, highlighting the role of community-based art practices in fostering wellbeing and creative confidence.