Gríosach: Online artist talk Tuesday 7th October at 7pm IST (free)

I'll speak about fire, tradition and art in the Irish uplands. The talk will feature stories, archival material and my artworks about uplands wildfires.

This is the first of the Irish Uplands Forum's annual webinar series 2025.

irishuplandsforum.org/events/g…

#art #artistTalk #fire

I've just published a new page on my website documenting the last 3 months on an art residency exploring fire through the plant aiteann (gorse) and its relationship to sitka spruce: shanefinan.org/VAP/15_aiteann.…

This was part of the international research project investigating wildfires called FIRECULT. For the project, I created charcoal and made new drawings, made work with fire, and created two new video artworks.

#art #ArtistResidency #aiteann #gorse #wildfire #fire #sitka

#Haze #singapore

straitstimes.com/multimedia/gr…

#indonesia #palmoil #deforestation #fire #fires #elnino #climatechange

Why the haze has reached Singapore’s shores again

With drier weather conditions and an increase in fire hot spots in Sumatra over the past few days, the haze is back again. So, how bad will it get?

^{The Straits Times}

TIL: in Zürich during spring they burn a snowman. My next visit plan will be around this time.

Brutal: "The faster his head – which is filled with fireworks – explodes, the finer the summer will be. At least that’s what the people of Zurich say."

zuerich.com/en/visit/sechselae…

#Festival #Spring #Snowman #Fire #PoorSnowmanIsInnocent

The burning question about #fungi: what happens to them in extreme heat? theguardian.com/environment/20…

#Scientists in #Italy are testing the impact of #fire and #drought to learn how the changing #climate affects #underground fungal networks.

Pizza oven is lit. Should be good to go by lunchtime.

#pizza #fire #oven #cooking

It’s cool and windy today (but the ground is wet, so sparks aren’t an issue), so I lit the charcoal forge and started on a classic French style carving knife.

#fire #forge #slowmo #blacksmith