Patrick, in West of Ireland it's Poric, Pauric or Padraig. Me! Poric.

on top of Kesh Hill.

At long last!  I make the effort to Blog, should be fun, I hope?  This past few weeks has been a little crazy, on the last day of my fine art rotation I was involved in a traffic accident.  Rrecovering well.  Not wanting to miss out on the rotations I did manage to return for the last week in visual communications.  How did I do?  Really enjoyed 3d spatial, one or two highs and lows, guess that's expected from time to time.  Now in Fashion and Textiles, first day went real well, second day, not so sure with what's happening? but I'm sure I'll come up with the goods.  Got one more week to go.  Visit to the Tate Britain recently, viewed the Eadweard Muybridge, some great camera work, and to think that was all those years ago pictures in motion, really great, I will need to revisit.  I like the Tate Britain, could be for the fact it's just across the road from the College? however I like the visits, mainly for short periods and with that I seem to be more relaxed, digest more.  One small room keeps drawing me in, the artist's name is Peter Lanyon, maybe it's because his work seems so simple, his sketches are very simple, not a great deal to look at, but some how those sketches and sculptures all pull together with that wonderful large painting on the end wall.  Fiona Banners work with Harrier and Jaguar, very impressive. The thinking behind the whole idea?   Sept 28th I had been to the Serpentine Gallery, breakfast Private view.  Kensington Gardens tour. Anish Kapoor, Turning the World Upside Down, overcast on the day, but never the less was very impressive.  I had the luxury of been transported about on an electric baggie, provided by the Hyde Park appeal, for those with restricted mobility, operates May - Oct.  Check it out again soon, would love to experience while the sun shines and being able to walk.  Managed to get to the Hayward Gallery on the last day of the New Decor - Ernesto Neto, just before my accident, had a swim in the pool, very cold!  not what I was expecting, but out from that it sure was worth the visit, the steel monumental sculpture, the tunnel, intestine passageway with double layers of materials, holding spices, plywood structure, hundreds of meters of fabric stitched by hand. Could not relate to all in the New Decor, maybe I needed another dip in the pool?