Inspiration Central

The past few days I have been thinking more about 'how and why' with regard to creating the finished series of drawings which are to acknowledge and reference both the dance project (Cathy O Kennedy) and my own work.. My art practice has always been quite muted in terms of color, one of the reasons being my engagement with the central issue of memory. Time spent at the school is making me realize what colorful worlds these children inhabit and it is subconsciously and physically creeping into my work and thoughts over the past few weeks.

I have been carrying around a notebook,  taking it to the school, the journey to my base in the Arthouse, Stradbally and my travels to and from from Kerry. Everyday in the school I am coming across, shapes, grids, maths tables, timetables and have been thinking of introducing these elements into the work.
Today I tried something new with the junior & senior infants in making memory drawings of their homes whilst mapping it onto their neighbors drawing. I am interested how these 320 children are each in their own right an individual but yet are intrinsically connected. Even my view from the school studio window echoes this idea.