As i was researching ideas that I could print and use, I decided that I wanted give a personal touch to my project. I wanted to ask my grandfather what was the happiest time of his life, but unfortunately he is too unwell to answer my question. So, to still include him in my project i decided to take the two most important times of his life by drawing and including these images into my piece. The photo with his wife, my grandmother, Ena, who has been married to for the past sixty years, and a photo taken in his youth as a boxer. This photograph was taken a couple of years before he won his title for the Munster Boxing Champion and later the winning an all Ireland. He also held a record for knocking his opponent out of the ring in the first ten seconds of a match.  

I found this pretty inspiring when i as some sort of book design today.http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150950101738018&set=a.10150950101673018.526406.393450018017&type=1&theater

What are you waiting for?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pA4tv02Gkw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP7pdAn3foE

National Geographic Statistic's show that the average person has one fifth of their life to actually live.

http://funstoo.blogspot.com/2012/01/human-life-statistics-national.html
This link shocked me and sparked an idea that I have been thinking about since the project was first handed out. What if I were to inform people about this statistic, both young and old, and record their reaction? What if I could photograph the moment the person realises that they only have ONE FIFTH of their life to live? Would it change their perspective on the world? And would it inspire them, if so, what would that person hope to achieve, where would they like to go, who would they talk to or who would they help? Or would they do anything to change at all.
            Basically, it's many people, one question; What would you change about your life?

Ideas.

I want to bring an innocent element to my the theme that I choose. This sculptural piece inspired me as the markings from the children were so harmless, yet reveal a creative aspect to the child. I would like to get both a child and adults point of views.

This is a piece i made in response to the exhibition. The delicate butterflies created by the artist Claire Brewster inspired me to fold paper into the shape of a delicate flower (aka; a lily) and glue magazine strips to the flower to give it a spiral effect. 

City Hall Exhibition.

City Hall Exhibition.