Visual Research - Starting

As mentioned previously, I've been thinking about making my research more personal to add a sense of authenticity, as well as a historical or factual basis to any visual work I might carry out.

Although this may change I wanted to see what leads could come up if I explored this.

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After reading some articles and pages on local history from the North-East (particularly the coast), here are some keywords which could help me with my research:

"Small coastal towns on both sides of the Tyne. All are variously famous for fishwives, press gangs, ships, boats, sailors, and beautiful scenery"

Islands, beaches, marshes, salt flats, coves, cliffs, fishing ports, shipwrecks, storms

Fishermen, mariners, sailors, fishwives, high and low lights, guiding ships, tallow candles, lighthouses, the Black Middens (legend, origin of word - Scandinavian)

North sea, fishing communities, seafaring, the sea, myths, lifestyle, stories, mythic sense of the ocean, hard life, working people

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Online image sources:

http://www.fish-quay.com/gallery/

http://oldlowlight.co.uk/history-of-the-old-low-light/

https://twarchives.org.uk/

http://newcastlephotos.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/old-photos-of-north-shields-fish-quay.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/newcastlelibraries/sets/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/newcastlelibraries/4086835023/in/album-72157622716373305/

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What could I do next?

• Gather photographs to use as a basis for collages -> make drawings from these collages

• Visit home, take my own photographs (primary research)

• Begin sketching motifs and symbols, and figuring out what final format they could take on. (Mural? Collage? Print? Postcard?....series of images?)