Kilkenny Young Makers Animation Workshop

Here’s the link to the animation created by Kilkenny Young Makers over the Easter holidays, with some help from artist Vanessa Daws and myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNnv06lGGcw

Thanks to Mary Butler and the Kilkenny Co. Co. Arts Office for making it happen.

 

MAN TALK

Here are a couple of recent offerings published in The Irish Independent Weekend Magazine

A Man with a Pram

Hairy Man

Ken

Writers’ Workshop with Carlow Library and Eigse

I’m working with a group of writers in Carlow Library.  

We started with a lively session last week and there is great wealth and diversity of talent already in evidence.

The plan is to showcase their work at a public reading on June 12th as part of the Eigse festival in Carlow.

Some of them are to be found at www.carlowwriters.org.

More details to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There’s No Place Like Home

	A one-day workshop facilitated by Ken Bourke Saturday 28th April 2012, 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. The Heritage Council,Church Lane, Kilkenny.

“There’s no place like home.”  Or is there?  What makes the difference between a house and a home?  Is “Home” the name you give to a particular place you lived when you were a child?  Or is it a feeling you look for wherever you go; an atmosphere that you are driven by instinct to seek out and recreate? 

 These are some of the questions that Ken Bourke will be posing at a workshop in Kilkenny on Saturday 28^th April.

 The day will be structured around a number of creative explorations of time and place.  There will be a mixture of individual activities and group discussions.  The workshop will be of particular appeal to people with an interest in creative writing.  Numbers will be limited to encourage full participation by all present. 

 “Whatever your perspective, the idea of Home is a powerful symbol that resonates with the deepest levels of our consciousness.” says Ken Bourke, “The aim of the workshop is to develop your awareness of what “Home” means to you.  It is part of a creative awareness of human space that is emerging through Western Psychology, with a little help from Feng Shui and the traditional philosophy of the East.”

 “You will be encouraged to re-evaluate what you put into your home, and to identify what you expect your home to do for you.  Along the way, you’ll be invited to explore your memories and dreams of home.  One of the goals is to deepen your understanding of your relationship with different homes, both in the past and in the present; for example, you’ll be asked to reflect on how you express yourself through your current home.  My hope is that people will gain a lot of insight into what is the best way, for them, to make a new home or to re-invent an existing one.”

 The venue for this unique day is the former Bishop’s Palace, now the headquarters of the Heritage Council, a beautiful building in Kilkenny city, which was home to the Church of Ireland Bishops of Ossory and their families for many years.

Ken Bourke is an experienced writing tutor and group facilitator.  He is a playwright and Feng Shui practitioner, with a background in Human Resources management. The workshop costs €50 and is supported by the Arts Office of Kilkenny County Council.  Contact Ken Bourke for further information and bookings: ken.bourke61 (at) gmail.com, 086.0788704, or see There’s No Place Like Home brochure.

There’s no place like Home – brochure

Here’s a brochure of the upcoming workshop:

There’s No Place Like Home brochure

Ken

Workshop: “There’s no place like Home”

 

Workshop Title:   “There’s no place like home”

 

Facilitator:            Ken Bourke

 

Date and time:    Saturday 28 April 2012 from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

 

Venue:                    The Heritage Council, Church Lane,

                                  (behind St. Canice’s Cathedral), Kilkenny

 

Numbers are limited to a maximum of 12.

 

Cost is €50.  There is a booking deposit of €20 (refundable if the workshop does not take place).

 

Bookings and information from Ken Bourke (ken (dot) bourke61 (at)  gmail.com or 086.0788704).

 

The idea of “Home” can mean different things to different people.  For some, it refers to a particular place and time in their memory.  For others, “Home” is something that changes with them as their needs evolve. Whatever your perspective, “Home” is a powerful symbol that resonates with the deepest levels of our consciousness. So, what is a home, and how do we make one?

In this workshop, you will be invited to develop your creative awareness of what “Home” means to you. 

You will be encouraged to re-evaluate what you put into your home, and to identify what you expect your home to do for you.

You will be taken on a creative journey,

• to explore your memories and dreams of home,
• to deepen your understanding of your relationship with different homes (past and present),
• to reflect on how you express yourself through your home,
• and to consider how to make a new home or re-invent an existing one.

All backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome: the diversity of the workshop-group will be one of our key resources.  Numbers will be limited to encourage full participation by all present. 

Bookings and information from Ken Bourke (ken (dot) bourke61 (at)  gmail.com or 086.0788704).

 

Supported by :

 

 

Man of Iron

This piece was in last Saturday’s Weekend Section of the Irish Independent (25 Feb 2012). 

It’s about the Joys of Ironing.  

Here’s the text  Iron Man

The Weekend section doesn’t seem to appear on line.

Here’s the PDF  Iron Man

Ken

There’s no place like home

I’m planning a one-day workshop for April in Kilkenny, with the theme “THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME”. 
This will be a creative exploration of our experience of home, how our past homes have shaped us, and how we can fulfill our expectations in the homes we have now.  
More to follow, and let me know if you’re interested.

Creative Workshops

I’ll be facilitating a number of workshops for the Kilkenny Arts Office and Libraries this spring. 

There’ll be a 6-week Creative Prose workshop and a 6-week Playwriting workshop which will happen in the libraries: these take place on the same evening each week for 2 hours.   More details here shortly or from the Arts Office/Libraries.
P.S. link here to book etc:
http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Services/Arts/News/SIGN_UP_NOW!_Kilkenny_County_Council_Arts_Office_Library_Service_announce_their_Spring_2012_FREE_Writers%E2%80%99_Workshops.html

I’ll also be working alongside artist Vanessa Daws on a Young Makers Animation project.  This will take place over 2 days in April.   More details here shortly or from the Arts Office.

Leave a comment if you’d like to know more, or throw in a suggestion or two.

I’m also planning a one-day workshop, for March/April, with the theme “THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME”. 
This will be a creative exploration of our experience of home, how our past homes have shaped us, and how we can fulfill our expectations in the homes we have now.   More to follow, and let me know if you’re interested.

CLUTTER MADNESS

I’ll be giving a presentation about clutter and the pleasures of living without it, at The Lyrath Hotel on 01 March 2012, 8.00 p.m.  in aid of The Model School Parents Association fund-raising efforts: all proceeds are going to the PA, and The Lyrath is kindly hosting the event free of charge.

I’ll be talking about where clutter comes from, the physical, social and emotional reasons why it builds up, and some strategies for getting rid of it.  More to follow …

Ken