After a week of traveling around London and Dublin, I've made it here to the Burren and the little town Ballyvaughan. The town has already exceeded my expectations. It reminds me a bit of Scotland but even more rural and rocky than any of the places I visited there. The town is nestled in a valley between gorgeous hills of stone and only a short walk to the water. The school is a bit of a hike down a narrow windy road. But it's a beautiful walk none the less. Plus there's a shuttle van. All in all, it's a beautiful place to be and i'm in awe every time I look around.
As far as my artwork goes, I'm still unsure of what I want to focus on. We talked about place and space today and Bachelard's theories about one's connection to home. That got me thinking about my sense of home and how I don't really have a place that I feel strongly rooted in. Home for me has become my possessions that evoke an emotion of familiarity and comfort. I'm not sure how I would work that into a project. Especially not really having many of those objects with me to work from.
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