Monthly Archives: September 2010

Ravenscliffe School 28.9.10

As part of the Watershed project I will be working with a group of students at Ravenscliffe Special Needs School in Halifax. I met the group 2 weeks ago and spent an afternoon with them on wednesday, 28th. I took … Continue reading

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Withens Clough Reservoir, mud cactii, 30.9.10

made 3 cactii using the mud from Withens Clough Reservoir- silky smooth texture, plain chocolate colour. Armature underneath of twigs & masking tape. The vertical lines are in but chose not to do spines as I dont want them looking … Continue reading

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The Hushings 22.9.10

Sunny day , perfect for The Hushings at Hurstwood Reservoir This place has a physical pull: intrigue and a poignant mix of the natural and man-made/interference. It looked even more alien today – I walked right up to the topĀ  … Continue reading

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intro to the blog for The Watershed – inspired by landscape project – Sally Barker

This is my first blog entry for The Watershed Project- I’ve never blogged before so I’ll cross my fingers and take a deep breath. Following the call out for artists in march – I was selected as the artist for … Continue reading

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Gaddings Dam

went up to Gaddings Dam again- the sun was super bright for a while , then in classic style, just as I started modelling camels out of mud, the rain came down- I ended up shaping some tiny peaks to … Continue reading

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Withens Clough Reservoir

Withens Clough Reservoir is like a forgotten land- down on the edge of the water, the stumps of old drowned trees that I assume are usually under the waterline but for the lack of rainfall. the mud is gorgeous – … Continue reading

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