I started with the usual mindmapping and brainstorming and eventually came up with the idea that Ireland did not need dressing up.  What you see is what you get.  The aim is towards Tourism - showing Ireland in a clean environment in natural settings.  I particularly wanted to avoid the usual images of monuments, churches, castles and pubs etc which are typically associated with Ireland.

The idea came from a sculptural piece that was of a billboard made from steel and wire - leaving the  viewing pane blank  -  I entered text - but it was all far too negative, too many no's!    Eventually this led me to taking a billboard apart and trying to photoshop the illusion of glass.  Not easy to a photshop novice.  Anyway the images follow;-

Having major problems uploading other images - 2 hrs into it and they don't upload!!!!

The post card is my freebie

The photos of the sea were taken in Kerry and the lakes in Barleyharbour Co Longford.

Starting point! (After a long slog)

Sculptural billboard

Positive Ireland

Interpret and Resarch the heading "Positive Ireland"

Using that research design a Billboard, T Shirt and Freebie as part of a promotional campaign.
Finished pieces on A4 size

3D Project (Mini Brief)

Using previous research, theme, and concept create a 3D book using re-cyclable materials. 
The book must have some words from Wuthering Heights and have a front and back cover.  Covers and pages can be made from any material.

Exploring typography for engraving on the slate

Final Design for the Book Cover

Having major trouble keeping my penguin template together!!!!........any ideas?

Draft covers continued.....

Draft Covers

Semester Two - Ranking Project - Visual Communication

Week 1 Research

The Brief:

Re-design a book cover from a given list of books.

Create one slide for each of the following headings on either Prezi or Powerpoint;-

Title & Author.  Synopsise the novel to 150 words, down to 3 or less.  Outline the main characters.  Contextualise the Time-line, Theme, Mood tone & Colour.  Explore the elements of Typography.  Research 2 book covers you are interested in – looking at layout, concept and typography.

My Book Title:  Wuthering Heights

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http://prezi.com/npu6h3e3khim/maria-keenaghan/

Week 2 Ranking Project

Print Elective - journal

Print Elective 2 weeks

The brief for print was "the space around us", I decided not to be too literal with this project and to  concentrate on my own space invaders, my thoughts - past present and future.  The subject matter being a platform in which to experiment with the processes of monoprinting and dry point etching.

Some of the prints were sucessful, others not.  For the most part I enjoyed the 2 week stint in print after I got over 40 odd students scrambling for space rollers etc - it certainly was hectic!

When I first went to visit the college the hallway down to SU  brought back a childhood memory.  Even though this print is "un-finished" it came out ok.  (Drypoint)

This is a photo I took at Tarmonbarry Loch - I used this for subject matter in the rest of the prints,  isolating areas of the floats that I explored through colour.

At the time my daughter was part of Forgney NS St Pat's parade - the entry theme was "Reared for Emigration" - from ages 5 upwards, squished and un-neatly seated on a boat and plane waving their flags with suitcases in tow!  Are we really at that time again?  These thoughts were certainly to the fore...
 

Mono - colour

Dry point

Mono - reflection

Painting Elective 2 weeks

The group collected items that we created an installation with.  We then proceeded to make compositions based on these.   Once the composition was right begin painting.  Acryllics only, and NO BLACK..........!

Speed painting bootcamp....................and the results?

Life study

An ugly mannequin

Self portrait

Weekend project - Paint one of Vermeers and one of Lucian Freuds paintings, copying stroke, application and use of tone. With acrylic and NO Black. (And two days to do it)

Freud copy

The girl in the pearl earing unfinished...maybe I will have time to finish it over the summer

Week one was enjoyable but the second week was pretty much a chore.