facebook
linkedin
rss
youtube
email
  • Home
  • About Me…
    • Press
  • Portfolio
  • Naturama
  • Workshops
    • Children’s Workshops
    • Digital Illustration Workshop
    • Testimonials (Digital illustration)
  • Contact
  • Blog

melissa

Pocket Portraits at Frost Fumbally

  I had a brainwave to draw everyone who came into visit me at FROST Fumbally. A thought ran through my head to say that I really...
Date :22 Jan 2018
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

FROST, Christmas pop up shop at Fumbally Exchange

I was delighted to be part of a beautiful Christmas pop up shop at Fumbally Exchange (5 Dame Lane, Dublin 2). A group of about 20...
Date :02 Jan 2018
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

No Fixed Abode Exhibition at the Copper House Gallery

The Copper House Gallery ran a group exhibition called “No Fixed Abode” for two months at the end of 2017, and raised ov...
Date :29 Dec 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

I’ve contributed to Starting your career as an illustrator

I contributed some essays and drawings to “Starting Your Career as an Illustrator” edited by Michael Fleishman, The book...
Date :12 Nov 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Green Door Festival 2017

I love Leitrim! I’m from Leitrim and hope to live there again some day so I love to see cool events popping up so I can convince...
Date :01 Oct 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Culture Night 2017 at Bí Urban

  Culture Night is one of my favourite nights of the year and this year I was so happy to be invited to join with my friends at Bí...
Date :22 Sep 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Shark Love for PBS

I was commissioned to make an art activity page for an education package with the Public Broadcasting Service in America. They have a...
Date :12 Sep 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Nature Drawing Walks for Carlow Garden Festival

Carlow Garden Festival has been running for about 15 years now and each year it’s getting bigger and better! The headliner this year...
Date :22 Jul 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Connemara Summer School

I had a wonderful week this July at the Connemara Summer School on Inisbofin island, off the coast of County Galway in the west of...
Date :14 Jul 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Naturama Exhibition at Bí Urban, Stoneybatter, Dublin

I first met Kaethe Burt O’Dea from Bí Urban (pronounced “Bee” Urban) the night of my Synesthesia talk in May and in...
Date :14 Jul 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Talk & Workshop at Body & Soul Music Festival

This year I went to Body & Soul for art, not music! I gave a talk on the Sunday about my work and how it’s inspired by nature...
Date :07 Jul 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Rathmines Garden Trail 2017

Rathmines is a village close to Dublin city centre, and anyone over 40 who went to college in Dublin tells me that they used live...
Date :11 Jun 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Sketch Walk Workshop at Bloom Fringe

Bloom Fringe is a festival run in parallel with Bloom In The Park and encourages biodiversity and sustainability in Dublin City. They...
Date :03 Jun 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Naturama exhibition at Íontas Arts Centre

Naturama exhibition at Íontas Arts Centre, Castleblayney, Monaghan, March 31st – May 25th 2017 I had a solo exhibition at Íontas...
Date :25 May 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Synesthesia – Movement Talk

I was delighted to be asked to speak at the Synesthesia talk series in the Liquor Rooms in Dublin along with Susan Coughlan from...
Date :16 May 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

My Naturama Nature Journal Book Launch at the National Botanic Gardens

I had My Naturama Naturama Journal book launch in the Botanic Gardens  on May 14th 2017, so, now it is officially out there in the...
Date :14 May 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Joke Competition

Sometimes we all need a giggle, so I had a joke competition to get some new jokes! Originally I was going to give away one print but...
Date :06 May 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Embroidery Workshop with Sarah K Benning

One of my favourite instagrammers is contemporary embroidery artist Sarah K Benning and I was delighted to see she was going to host an...
Date :28 Feb 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Offsketch February 2017

Offsketch was back this February as part of the amazing free Offsite workshops organised in the week before this years Offset. The...
Date :28 Feb 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Benson Street Hoarding Illustration for Dublin City Council

If you take a walk down Benson Street in Dublin 2 you will see a very colourful little area amongst all the dust of the nearby building...
Date :12 Feb 2017
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

#28tomake

Creative Live set up a free series; one month of creative challenges called #28tomake. Each week they had a different teacher setting...
Date :09 Mar 2016
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Fumbally Heroes – Kieran Rose

Kieran Rose was honoured last night at a special ceremony to say thank you from Fumbally Exchange to all the people who have been a big...
Date :19 Sep 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Irish Blog Awards

Great news, I’m in the shortlist for the Irish blog awards in the Personal Arts and Culture blog category! Very exciting. If you...
Date :09 Sep 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Drawing at Botanics – September

Here are some photos from another lovely morning at the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. I am organising a sketch trip every...
Date :06 Sep 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Creative activities for September 2015

Drawing at Botanics – September 4th The Botanic gardens in Dublin are so special – so I am going on the first Friday of...
Date :28 Aug 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

Drawing at Botanics – August

Dublin in the sunshine is so beautiful!I started a monthly meet up for a small group to sketch the plants at the National Botanic...
Date :14 Aug 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

The 100 Day Project Dublin Meet Up

The 100 Day Project are organising meet ups across the world to celebrate the 100 day project (it started at the end of April so loads...
Date :13 Aug 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

How to combine your hand coloured work with digital using Clipping Masks

I’ve done a blog already about combining line drawings with digital illustration ( see:  How I make my bicycle drawings  and :...
Date :05 Aug 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

#100daysofbicycles Days 51-60

Finally reached the halfway mark and keeping going! Love how excited the bike lovers get when I draw their bike. I’ve some plans...
Date :23 Jul 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0

#100daysofbicycles days 41- 50

Almost at the half way mark now :) Love meeting all the bike lovers online. Instagram is a really friendly place! When you see my hand...
Date :07 Jul 2015
Posted By :melissa
Comment :0
12345

Artist Bursary 2020

24 Jul 2020

Seoul

03 Dec 2019

Favourite Animations from BIAF 2019

03 Dec 2019

Bucheon International Animation Festival 2019, South Korea

03 Nov 2019

Culture Night 2019

24 Sep 2019
Galway Film Fleadh Melissa Culhane

Galway Film Fleadh 2019

17 Aug 2019

Botanical Art Workshop with Yanny Petters

26 Sep 2018

Fox

11 Jun 2018

National Drawing Day 2018

30 Apr 2018

FROST, Christmas pop up shop at Fumbally Exchange

02 Jan 2018

No Fixed Abode Exhibition at the Copper House Gallery

29 Dec 2017

I've contributed to Starting your career as an illustrator

12 Nov 2017

Green Door Festival 2017

01 Oct 2017

Culture Night 2017 at Bí Urban

22 Sep 2017

Shark Love for PBS

12 Sep 2017

Nature Drawing Walks for Carlow Garden Festival

22 Jul 2017

Connemara Summer School

14 Jul 2017

Naturama Exhibition at Bí Urban, Stoneybatter, Dublin

14 Jul 2017

Talk & Workshop at Body & Soul Music Festival

07 Jul 2017

Rathmines Garden Trail 2017

11 Jun 2017

Sketch Walk Workshop at Bloom Fringe

03 Jun 2017

Naturama exhibition at Íontas Arts Centre

25 May 2017

Synesthesia - Movement Talk

16 May 2017

My Naturama Nature Journal Book Launch at the National Botanic Gardens

14 May 2017

Joke Competition

06 May 2017

Embroidery Workshop with Sarah K Benning

28 Feb 2017

Offsketch February 2017

28 Feb 2017

Benson Street Hoarding Illustration for Dublin City Council

12 Feb 2017

#28tomake

09 Mar 2016

Getting Started with Skillshare

07 Mar 2016

Fumbally Day Out-Damn Fine Print

15 Oct 2015

Fumbally Heroes - Kieran Rose

19 Sep 2015

Irish Blog Awards

09 Sep 2015

Transformation Exhibition in Fumbally Exchange

07 Sep 2015

Drawing at Botanics - September

06 Sep 2015

Creative activities for September 2015

28 Aug 2015

Drawing at Botanics - August

14 Aug 2015

The 100 Day Project Dublin Meet Up

13 Aug 2015

How to combine your hand coloured work with digital using Clipping Masks

05 Aug 2015

#100daysofbicycles Days 51-60

23 Jul 2015

Drawing at Botanics - July

13 Jul 2015

#100daysofbicycles days 41- 50

07 Jul 2015

Creative Activities for the month of July 2015

02 Jul 2015

#100daysofbicycles Days 31-40

30 Jun 2015

Join me for a sketching morning in the Botanic Gardens

22 Jun 2015

Drawing Workshop with Julie Merriman

21 Jun 2015

#100daysofbicycles Days 21-30

15 Jun 2015

Tumblr Blogging Workshop (July 2015)

11 Jun 2015

How I make my bicycle drawings

10 Jun 2015

Helen's Tower

04 Jun 2015

Newsletter

To sign up for my newsletter, please click here.

Follow Me

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Facebook

Facebook
  • Home
  • About Me…
    • Press
  • Portfolio
  • Naturama
  • Workshops
    • Children’s Workshops
    • Digital Illustration Workshop
    • Testimonials (Digital illustration)
  • Contact
  • Blog
Copyright Melissa Culhane / Go Radiate 2020