I went along to Visit 2008’s open studios on Saturday, and was extremely impressed by the event and studios on show– especially with Broadstone Studios, which was a new space to me. Some great work going on there– of the artists’ studios we visited I was particularly taken with Fiona Leamy, Helen Barry, Donal Sheehan, Liam O’Callaghan, John Kelly, and Darragh Hughes. On such a drab and dreary weekend it was a joy to see such vibrancy and imagination in unexpected places.