We have passed the half way mark of our time here in Ballinglen now, and it’s timely to invite some of the other Cailleachs to talk about their experiences too. Today I asked Carole and Helen to write about their experience of the collective of playing/drawing together for the past two weeks. Carole kicked off; “As the youngster in the group I feel privileged to be among such extraordinary women. Remaining passionate and committed to making art, they show us all that, although age may bring its challenges, it also brings depth of practice and hard-won experience. And perhaps a sense of needing to ‘get it all out’ while we can.
Carole described how her note-playing leaves her in a state of complete openness. Helen’s response clearly indicates how she, too, is cleansed by the concentrated focus on the musical notes;-
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