This week Caoimhe, a fourth year at Skerries Community College visited the Art department to see what is was like to be an art teacher and to get an insight into being a full time art student. She tells us a little of what she thought:
“In Coláiste Ide I spent time with all of the students in the Art and Fashion and Textiles courses and I was able to observe the teaching. I was encouraged to go around and look at all of the students work that they had done over the course of the year and ask them questions to find out all I needed to know about the courses on offer and the entry requirements.
- Learning how to use a sewing machine
It was made clear to me that this level of study is different to school. In both classes there was a very relaxed atmosphere occupied only by the most passionate and advanced artists, ready to work.
All the students are very imaginative and creative in their own way and are not afraid to be different in their own ideas. Unlike school, that has many subjects this course provides a more specialised focus for students whose passion is art and design.
This week I also got to experiment with a sewing machine which I had never used before. I really enjoyed this and created cards using it.”
If you are interested in taking a portfolio course see Coláiste Ide’s website for application details. There will be interviews in early March for remaining places on the Art and design and the Fashion and Textiles Portfolio Preparation Courses
http://www.colaisteide.ie/full-time-courses/school-of-art-and-fashion/index.html
Colaiste Ide Art and Fashion 