I've stuck with my original idea with wanting to project a certain image of Limerick. A positive and fun reflective of limerick city maybe and this is what i've been working on so far.At first i was interested in people as they are so interesting on many different levels;style, personality,thier lives,and everyday routines etc. .
I spent days taking picture after picture,from buskers to complete strangers,young stylish girls and everyday workers.I then started getting really interested in how people work and make a living.So even more pictures were taken,I went to the milk markets monthly craft fair and focused on people and their skills;bakers,designers,artists,silversmiths etc.
After looking at the images i got far more interested in colour and how it seemed to make my images far more interesting,for example;an orange balloon,blue contact lenses,vivid red pants and so on.
I then began researching colour in the city and came up with a variety of images,one of my favorites being of a vividly coloured washing line against a dull city background.From this i set up my own washing line and drew image after image. I didnt want still life drawings but wanted to turn something personal like a washing line full of clothes into something made of shape form and colour.
I drew with chalks,paints.splash paints to fingerpainting.It was the simplicity of the finger paints that i really enjoyed and how by using such a childlike activity the project got far more interesting it gave me the idea of how i could make the city fun by using something so simple.
My project is now based on setting up props around the city to create a series of different images showcasing dull city life in limerick.
