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Presenting Centre Residents' & Volunteers' Creativity (Part 1)

19/4/2020

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Record your creation (story, song, music, poetry, humorous story/act or just your thoughts on life or lockdowns) on your own or with others as an audio or video file and send to BrijCork.website@gmail.com so that it can be uploaded here.
All files must be family friendly.


19th April 2020
John Horan, a Brij Volunteer, film maker, writer and poet  starts us off with an invitation for all to submit their creativity. He also reads his own poem, Restoration Plain

19th April 2020
Nokhu has made this short video to give his very positive thoughts on Corona Virus Protection & stopping the spread in Ireland

20th April 2020
Eileen O' Meara, who is a Brij Committee Member, shows off her green fingered creativity in her garden in beautiful Irish spring sunshine

20th April 2020
John Horan, a Brij Volunteer, film maker, writer and poet reads his own poem, A Cliché Was A Truth Once

21st April 2020
John Horan does his now daily reading of his own poem, Messiah Apartment Complex

22nd April 2020
Marie with her rendition of a very edifying & profound Congolese Hymn. Thank you & well done Marie

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22nd April 2020
Lindita displays the creativity and quality of needlework associated with hers and others making of face masks for the COVID19 crisis.


22nd April 2020
Ernesto engages in some pensive & emotive dance as he invokes the muses for his next piece of poetry. Background music: Portuguese
ExplicitLiriany feat. Edgar Domingos - You're Not the Same (Zouk)


22nd April 2020
John Horan thanks Marie, Lindita and Ernesto for their creative contributions since yesterday and then reads his own poem The Tide

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24th April 2020
Elena has sent us this wonderful photographic composition of her children with the caption: “My children are the main thing that help me with the lockdown. I think this photo mostly shows everything that each of us is experiencing now - care, attention and support”.
 



25th April 2020
Gay & Gary make a joke about getting out - "I just wanna go out" (In reality Gary is staying at home as advised by our Government and is very happy to do so)

26th April 2020
John congratulates Elena on her photograph and reads his own poem Wisdsom Listens to Silence, "Tell the machines of the world to stop for a minute"

26th April 2020
Nicholas demonstrates his new-found creative skills using the sewing machine to make face masks

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27 April 2020
Emma Greenough who is Director of the Cork Sanctuary Singers Youth Choir, sings to inspire the Choir to keep singing and being themselves during this time. The Choir learned and performed this song;- "Sing! Sing a Song" (arr. Joe Raposo) at its concert for UCC’s Refugee Week back in February.

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28th April 2020
Maia tends her garden from which she and Shota produce herbs, onions, spinach, a lemon or two and much more. This is true green fingered creativity and a few have also sampled their Blackberry wine. Pictures courtesy of Lindita


1st May 2020
John congratulates Emma, Maia and Nicholas for their creative efforts and reads his own poem Song & Verse

4th May 2020
Eileen O' Meara displays here sourdough bread creative success on first attempt - mouth watering
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5th May 2020
Adeela presents some of the wonderful dishes made for Iftar during Ramadan - I would have difficulty waiting till after sunset.

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5th May 2020
Deirdre Martin shows off her knitting creativity which she says has been her therapy during the lockdown period


5th May 2020
Joanie has produced this exquisite story of her springtime  walks with Blanket. A very special thank you to Blanket for helping to share the story.

6th May 2020
Lindita films ducklings in the wild close to Ashbourne walk;- showing off her talents as an aspiring David Attenborough


10th May 2020
Sibusisu showcases some of his creativity & craftsmanship as a furniture maker & upholsterer. Featuring some of his work from both here in Ireland and back home. Hopefully, he'll be back designing &  making new creations soon.
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10th May 2020
Maria Magee dispalys examples of paintings completed during art classes she delivers with Agnes Early. Certs for the last 6 week course were issued just last March. Pictured also are Maritza, Mihrako, Thelma, Samira (& her daughter), Amber with Maria & Rose after being presented with their certs.


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6 Comments
John Horan link
19/4/2020 20:29:19



Reassuring message of solidarity, Nokhu, thanks for reminding us we're all in this life together.

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Lindita Jaupaj
20/4/2020 14:31:13

Thano you very much .We need to hear positive messages and solidarity. God Bless .

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John Horan link
20/4/2020 14:38:01

Nice veggie plot, Eileen, good to see you're keeping well.

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Gary
20/4/2020 14:38:37

Thanks you Nokhu, John and Eileen for contributing your creative work and Lindita for your supportive comment. Look forward to seeing the others that are on the way.

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Noreen
10/5/2020 15:31:18

Sibusisu your furniture is so well crafted thank you for sharing with us. Marie and Agnes thanks for sharing the group paintings. They are so vibrant, strong and vivid. Uplifting, thanks.

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Sibusiso
10/5/2020 16:09:44

Thanks Noreen for liking my work am really grateful, hope to bring new designs as soon as possible

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