It was late in the evening when I arrived in Ballyheigh, County Kerry after driving three hours, straight from a day's work. I was knackered and fell into my hotel room bed without any food. It was a nice hotel and I was a bit annoyed that I never got to make the good of the room. I was up first thing in the morning to get straight to work after a full Irish breakfast.
My sand was already at my staging area and so I quickly compacted a few forms and made some piles to allow people to have a go themselves. I find this layout quite good as I can spend a few hours making a demo piece and then do workshops where I give tools aswell as tips and tricks on how to make the best of a pile of sand.
It was in a carpark overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Not the most beautiful location but I made the best of it. After compaction, it came to the moment of what to make. I never had any time to give it a thought.
I knew nothing about Ballyheigh and what made it thick but found this plaque nearby and figured it was as good a subject as any. It turns out that Ballyheigh was the birthplace of Ricard Cantillon, the Economist who coined the term Entrepreneur. I remembered back to the Iraq War when the French had pissed Bush off because they wouldn't help him illegally attack that innocent country.
There was a famous quote where he said "The French don't even have a word for Entrepreneur" I found this very funny, obviously. It is a French word so I figured that is where it came from. Yet, here I was in county Kerry and they were crediting some local lad with it. After further investigation, it turns out that although he was Irish he moved to France and learned the lingo becoming a very famous stock trader, banker and renowned economist. This is where he defined Entrepreneur. If he was still in Ireland they would probably be called a 'Cute hoor'.
My sculpture looked nothing like Cantillon, dressed as he was in more modern garb. But, he was going through my head while I carved the pensive old man overlooking the sea.
Not much more to say about it. I finished the sculpture by lunchtime and then spent the rest of the day doing workshops with children and families. Teaching them tricks of the trade and having fun on this beautiful day.
When evening came I climbed back in my little car and drove back three hours to Dublin. @clodaghdowning had been working away in Saint Anne's Park and I was going to finish up there the next day.
Overall it was a busy weekend with some stories to tell.
Cute hoor XD
I had to look up what a full Irish breakfast was and oh my that's a lot.
I don't usually eat breakfast at all
But probably a good thing to have when you're going to be doing hard work all day.
I remember hearing that part of the speech and spending a few good minutes wondering if I'd just heard that.
Glad the workshops were fun, are they a thing you do often?
I am not a big fan of the full Irish but having not eaten since the day before I needed something substantial.
Lately, I am a hard-boiled egg and a piece of toast washed down with a few cups of coffee.
I enjoy workshops as the children and adult seem to have a lot of fun. They are also a good place to steal ideas.
Lately? Did you use to be a big breakfast kinda guy?
I love eggs, the ones from our chickens are the bestest XD
That is such an interesting read. I never knew a Kerryman coined the term 'Entrepreneur'! I ll also never forget that day in St. Anne's Park- it was such hard work. I thought I'd cry with the tiredness. 🥰
I was glad you were able to help me out that day. I know how tiring it is. I'm sure you did great.
The little dog is so sweet 🤗
Even though his whole purpose was to support the man's foot I am sure he is happy for this appreciation.
Cute Hoor indeed. Great sculptor @ammonite , hopefully you'll get to enjoy the hotel another time xx
I think it was called the White Sands Hotel. I am sure it is more expensive than I could afford myself.
Wow this is very impressive sculpture work. Hope the workshops with the kids and families are ok
The last few sculptures I posted about were only demonstration pieces made over the course of a day. I usually work much bigger and with more time. I am documenting every one and soon I will have better for my readers.
wow so much work and dedication, thanks for awesome content dear friend, I'm loving it
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This is a very beautiful sculpture
I never knew you were this good at it
I hope you keep it up!
It was very small and quick. I like to work bigger and with more time. I will post about these soon. Thanks
I don't know how you do that, but you are so good!