IRISH HOSPICE SEED GRANT MEMORY MOSAIC PROJECT

Supported by the Creative Ireland Programme, the Irish Hospice Foundation Seed Grant programme aims to inspire and support the work of organisations who wish to creative initiatives to reflect and remember friends and family members who have passed.

Supported by staff, service users in Moyle day services in Glasnevin, Dublin 11, applied for a seed grant to create mosaics to remember their friends from their service who have passed away over the last number of years.

On 22 February 2022, Lynn Leggett, social care worker in SMH and mosaic artist, Aidan Byrne, guided service users in creating mosaics to adorn the centre’s memorial garden in their memory. The process of creating these artistic pieces proved extremely therapeutic and enjoyable for everyone who took part.

“We had a fantastic day. The Irish Hospice Foundation’s preparatory workshop for staff on bereavement facilitated conversations with our service users around grief while creating the mosaics. This was an integral part of the project and made the day an incredibly meaningful and worthwhile experience.”

The finished mosaics have now been installed in Moyle’s memorial garden and a commemoration service for service users, staff, family and friends to remember and celebrate lost loved ones was held over the summer months.