St Brigid inspired community workshop in Dundalk's Downtown Hub a great success
Creative Spark Print Studio member and artist Great Usaite let the chemigram workshop
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.
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.