October Artist of the Week

Congratulations to the following students who won Artist of The Week title in October - their artwork is displayed on the school corridors:

  • Tomas Mulligan 1st year (shoe drawing)

  • Wiktoria Bialoszewska 1st year (Imagine More - entry for Credit Union competition)

  • Leo Lin 1st year (Halloween drawing)

  • Dija Virkutyte 6th year.

Junk Kouture Voting

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Cast a vote on the following link daily to support Katie Brogan TY 

https://app.junkkouture.com/customer/vote/all?display=true&county=14&school=505

Remember, you have until Friday 6pm to get the votes in for your favourite design(s) in the Lifeline Vote!

Tips:

1. You must register to vote app.junkkouture.com

(Teachers/students do not need to create a voter account if they have already registered, if you have not registered then you will need to register)

2. Vote for your favourite design(s) everyday until Friday! Fish Grave!

3. Earn extra 'Super Friday' votes by completing tasks (i.e. follow our social channels, share a design to Facebook)

4. Look out for the daily magic word on our insta stories 

5. Give all your votes to ONE DESIGN on Friday

Please note T&Cs apply.

Mercy Ballymahon Art Tour

Mercy Ballymahon senior cycle art students went on their bi annual Art tour to The National Gallery of Ireland & The National Museum of Archaeology, Dublin with their art teachers Miss Bruton & Miss Ryan. The tour is an educational learning experience to prepare students for the Leaving Certificate art history and appreciation question.


Well done and good luck to our talented TY students  in the Junk Kouture recycled fashion competition who created WIRED DOWN.

Tomi Arole, Grace Nwadike, Sadbh MacGoilla Rí - they created this outfit from components of a computer, striped cables, laptop keyboards and braided wires. Well done to the hard work and dedication these students put into creating this outfit. Wishing you the best of luck in the 2020 competition. 

Step Into The Arts - Art Exhibition 2019

The school held their Art Exhibition called ‘Step Into the Arts’ last Thursday the 21st November. Students exhibited in our Study Hall. The 5th year Art students curated the event. Well done to all our exhibitors and a big thank you goes to all who attended. Students made a video of the event, which can be viewed on our website. Thank you to the 5th year Art class and Ms. Bruton for organising the event.

Aisling Children’s Arts Festival Longford

Art competition winners from Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon

Congratulations to our talented art students who have received in the Aisling Children’s Arts Festival Art Competition “My Place in the World.”

Congratulations to Jennifer Flynn 3rd year art student who won the 12-14 year old category. Jennifer painted a fantastic piece reflecting “my place in the world”.

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Congratulations to the talented Kiera Lily Farrell a 5th year art student, a runner up in the 15-18 year old category. Kiera created an amazing piece using markers to reflect “my place in the world”.

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Congratulations to James Gerety 1st year art student who received runner up in the special category .

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And congratulations to Laura Hand who received a special honourable recognition.

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All students work will be displayed in Back Stage Theatre Longford on 10th October 2019.





Art Club

Art club has begun on Tuesdays at lunchtime, all students are welcome. Look out for Art Competitions outside the Art room. ‘School walk’ competition open at the moment for all first years, details on posters placed around the school. Closing date the 27th September.

Active Week 1st yrs Poster Competition

Mercy Ballymahon Active Week Poster Competition.
To design a poster with an active slogan.

Winners
1st Aoibhinn Kelly
2nd Matthew Hilliard
3rd Kerry Mcnamara

Aoibhinn Kelly 1st year fitness is not a destination it is a way of life 

Aoibhinn Kelly 1st year fitness is not a destination it is a way of life
 

Matthew Hilliard 1st year Mercy Ballymahon Get Active 

Matthew Hilliard 1st year Mercy Ballymahon Get Active
 

Kerry McNamara 1st year Get fit do not quit - Active schools week 

Kerry McNamara 1st year Get fit do not quit - Active schools week
 

April Artist of the Week

Congratulations to our April Artists of the Week. A fine collection of artists are creating amazing artwork here in Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon.

Louise Lynn 3rd year art student for her excellent acrylic painting depicting Paris in the impressionist style. 

Abaigh Smyth Curley 3rd year art student “Draw”. This striking Lino printing displays a clever pun on the word “draw”. Abaigh displays excellent lino cutting skills in striking red. 

Jason Slammon 3rd year art student. “Star Wars” Jason displays excellent shading skills using colouring pencils. Jason has excellent attention to detail and a great eye for colour.

Molly Doyle 3rd year art student “Dogs”. This Preparatory Sheet for painting displays an excellent range of artwork using a variety of materials.

March Artist of the Week

Congratulations to our March Artists of the week. This month we are showcasing some of the talent from our Junior Certificate Projects.

Cathy Kelly 3rd year art student with a fantastic oil pastel drawing of Skulltress. Cathy used vivid colours to create this excellent dramatic piece of art. 

Brona Cox 3rd year art student "The Next Chapter". Brona created a beautiful piece of artwork an interior of an apartment in NYC. Using colouring pencils felt tip pen & felt to create a fantastic piece of artwork. Well done!

Bronwyn Lacy 3rd year art student for her beautiful Lino Print of The Sea. Bronwyn creates great mark-making techniques here in her excellent precise skills in Lino cutting.

Kyle McConnon 3rd year art student for his fantastic drawing skills displayed in his artwork of a dinosaur. 

Emma Ballesty 3rd year art student
Created a brilliant painting in acrylics. Her artwork explores the idea of things that fly. 

Emma Ballesty 3rd Year Art Student “Things That Fly”


Emma Ballesty 3rd Year Art Student
“Things That Fly”

Cathy Kelly 3rd year art student with a fantastic oil pastel drawing of Skulltress. Cathy used vivid colours to create this excellent dramatic piece of art. 

Cathy Kelly 3rd year art student with a fantastic oil pastel drawing of Skulltress. Cathy used vivid colours to create this excellent dramatic piece of art. 

Brona Cox 3rd year art student "The Next Chapter". Brona created a beautiful piece of artwork an interior of an apartment in NYC. Using colouring pencils felt tip pen & felt to create a fantastic piece of artwork.  

Brona Cox 3rd year art student "The Next Chapter". Brona created a beautiful piece of artwork an interior of an apartment in NYC. Using colouring pencils felt tip pen & felt to create a fantastic piece of artwork. 
 

Bronwyn Lacy 3rd year art student for her beautiful Lino Print of The Sea. Bronwyn creates great mark-making techniques here in her excellent precise skills in Lino cutting. 


Bronwyn Lacy 3rd year art student for her beautiful Lino Print of The Sea. Bronwyn creates great mark-making techniques here in her excellent precise skills in Lino cutting.
 

Kyle McConnon 3rd year art student for his fantastic drawing skills displayed in his artwork of a dinosaur. 


Kyle McConnon 3rd year art student for his fantastic drawing skills displayed in his artwork of a dinosaur. 

January Artist of the Week

Well done to all our Artists of The Week:

Week 1: Lion
Sophie Hogan Ty Student
Painting in Acrylic on Canvas

Week 2:Tiger
Meghan Finnan Ty Student
Painting in Acrylic on Board

Week 3:
Portrait in Pencil
Urte Vityte Ty Student

Week 4:
Recycled Fashion Design
Junk Kouture
Mercy Ballymahon Entry 2018
Ty Students
Dearbháil Rooney
Bláthnaid McDonagh

Seas The Day - How to vote

The Regional Final Vote, 19th - 23rd February: this vote is for all regional finalists. 

TO VOTE ONLINE:

Voting starts Monday 19th - 23rd Feb

Step 1: 

  • Download

app.junkkouture.com

Voting will only take place on this app.

Step 2: 

  • Register

    Registered voters is the only way we can make sure the same person doesn’t vote repeatedly so that we can keep voting fair. You can vote daily. 

     

Step 3:

  • Vote for 'Seas The Day' Mercy Ballymahon

 

 

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Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2018 Regional Finalist

Congratulations to our western regional finalists!! - Claire Beirne, Dearbhail Rooney and Blathnaid McDonagh, Ty students who are representing Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon in theBank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2018 Regional Finalists, which will be held on March 7th in The Helix Dublin.

TO VOTE ONLINE:

  • Please download the junk Kouture app. & vote
  • Vote for Seas The Day Mercy Ballymahon
  • The Regional Final Vote, 19th - 23rd February: this vote is for all regional finalists. 

TICKETS

Please note that Junk Kouture has no control over ticket sales, they are sold independently by the venues. 

Tickets have sold out in previous years within 3 hours of going on sale, so be fast!

Tickets go on sale for this years regional finals from each of the venues at 9:00am on the 19th of February.

Website: http://thehelix.ie/

Contact No: (01) 700 7000

Email: info@thehelix.dcu.ie

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Junk Kouture 2018

RECYCLED FASHION DESIGN ENTRY 2018

MERCY SECONDARY SCHOOL BALLYMAHON

“SEAS THE DAY”

Bláthnaid McDonagh – TY student

Dearbháile Rooney – TY Student

Claire Beirne – Ty Student

"SEAS THE DAY"

Designed from plastic and aluminium packaging used to store food, clothes and household goods which are used in excessive amounts daily. The dress consists of chocolate wrappers, fruit packaging, coal bags and baling twine -alongside digital materials.

DESIGN CONCEPT:

Appalled that the sea is fast becoming the world's biggest dumping ground with 1 billion pounds of refuse entering the ocean each year, we wanted to convey this alarming fact to the public through our design . The frame of our dress is sharp and obtrusive towards the top but visually softens towards the bottom- representing all three states of water. The dress is comprised of mainly plastic materials which is the most common element found and number one source of pollution in the sea. Water pollution is aesthetically unpleasing and humans misuse of rubbish cause chaos to marine life. The wings represent this chaos and the variety of materials that wash up on our beaches each year. We hope to inspire people to " Seas the Day " before it is too late and to reverse the damage we've caused. The skirt and shoes symbolises the purity of nature that we aspire for in our environment. 

Our design changed throughout the course of the year. We had originally planned for a single skirt however after receiving advice from a friend we decided to add an under skirt which would also add dimension. It was made detachable to add variety and drama. 
The style of the dress is inspired from Haute Couture with the addition of the wings to represent a Phoenix as our title encourages people to rise up from the ashes of pollution and create a purer world. We also learned how to work as a team and developed great trust in each other. 

December Artist of the Week

Congratulations to our 2017 December Artists of the Week who have displayed amazing painting skills. These paintings are now on display in the school corridors for all the school community to appreciate and enjoy.

Sophie Hogan TY art student who created a fantastic vibrant Lion painting in acrylics.

Aisling Gorman 2nd year art student recreated a painting Sunset in Venice 1908 by Impressionist artist Claude Monet. Aisling creates excellent tones with acrylic and her excellent blending technique creates a brilliant painting.

Aine Dalton 2nd year art student recreated the famous painting Dancers in Pink 1885 by Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. Aine has excellent painting skills using acrylic, her delicate use of paint creates excellent detail in the pink dresses.