the last of the research...

After my initial research into rural locations I had made the decision to focus my project on Path Of Condie to see what more I can find out to inform my stop motion video.  I visited T-Pot Studio in the tiny hamlet and had a great time finding out more about life in Path Of Condie.

This research has, as I find it often is with research, been very helpful but for a while slightly overwhelming as I was still trying to figure out how I would take my project further with all this new information.

Most of my research photos reflect an interest in music, the countryside and people.
As I had stated in my Personal Learning Plan I would like to look into peoples perception of things, which I thought would tie in nicely with how we perceive the countryside and the people in it.

I have also just recently posted a little question about the countryside for people to answer on social media sites Ello, Facebook and Twitter.  I have also set up an email account for people to respond to privately if they don't want to post anything publicly.  The response I got through Facebook was fantastic but, I think because both my Twitter and Ello pages are new, I have had far less response on those sites.

Next week I should be starting to work on experimenting with visuals for my video and maybe even a  very short mock video with a rough story board to develop.

View from outside T-Pot Studio in Path Of Condie

the kitchen curtains 

the rare old mixing desk

Robin Wynn Evans on the guitar

green and black patch leads

some multi coloured patch leads

Still on my holidays...

So...I've decided to start a new couple of projects for my own amusement during my time off between college terms.

After having been through to Edinburgh for a previous project I had a fair collection of images from various parts of the city. Views of streets and closes, old buildings and really old buildings, unusual little markings on the pavements or partially worn away posters on telephone boxes.  That sort of thing, city stuff.  The one thing that did grab my attention was the very old graffiti at the top of the Scott Monument, fascinating stuff.  Not just scrawled writings like 'baz waz ere' and stuff like that but beautifully etched perfect lettering depicting initials and usually a date too.  I also began to take photos of old and fading hand painted signage for businesses around the city, usually found at the entrance to a tenement which housed several businesses.

With that in mind, I have taken myself into my home city of Glasgow, to do the same.  Its amazing how many there are and how many look like they may disappear from sight very quickly.  Some are already worn away without much trace but there always is a little left over, maybe even just a slight discolouration of the sandstone they were painted onto.

Well, I thought...and so I'm on a one woman mission to try and preserve as many of these lovingly hand painted signs that may not remain for much longer in our cities or towns and even villages.

I'm not entirely sure yet exactly how I will preserve these masters of signage but I'll just see where my research takes me, either way its entertaining just trying to find them!

Some world famous hand painted signage up The Barras in Glasgow