Workshops for Schools: Do Dragons Make the Best Best Friends? 16 - 19 Jun 2026
Join visual artist Débora Adachi for a workshop inspired by My Father’s Dragon, for 1st-6th class.
Through storytelling, imaginative play, and hands-on making, you will make your friends using 3D model-making techniques and illustration. After a visit to My Father’s Dragon exhibition, you will create a world for your friend and let the adventures begin!
Through these adventures, we will explore what it really means to be a good friend. We will share gentle questions, big feelings, and joyful ideas as we celebrate the friendships in our own lives.
And of course, we will tackle one very important question along the way: do dragons make the best, best friends?
Funded by Screen Ireland.
Curriculum Links...
These workshops will link into the drawing, clay, construction and the looking & responding strands of the Visual Art curriculum. Through drawing and 3D modelling, children will be encouraged to express their ideas and stories in visual form
About Débora...
Debora is an illustrator and author of Brazilian-Japanese descent currently based in Ireland. Her passion lies in creating art that is accessible to children and exposes them to a variety of perspectives, with the intention of promoting empathy towards what is often seen as "different." Debora has been named a Highly Commended Illustration Winner for the FAB Prize 22. She is currently undergoing training and mentorship as part of the Pathways 2022-2024 children's illustration program by Pop Up Projects. In 2023, she was selected to participate in the Harper Collins' Author Academy for children's writing and completed her residency with Mother Tongues at Rua Red. Additionally, she was chosen to be part of WEFT, an initiative by Dublin Fringe Festival, and is involved as an artist in the Vital Spark Relationship program, focusing on developing performances for young audiences.