This was my second visit to make work- today we focussed on a better understanding of the materials, the weather- it was a kind of intermediary before we go outdoors the next time I see them. We decided to take … Continue reading →

When the workmen were building Widdop Reservoir, Lower Gorple & Walshaw Dean, wooden housing (also described as a shanty town) was built for the workmen and theirfamilies. It became known as “Navvyopolis”, the site was opened around 1871. Contemporary reports … Continue reading →

With no camera- the sketch book had the advantage. I saw patterns and weathered erosions in the rocks that i hadn’t noticed before. I took some time to study this rock-  drawing & making rubbings . The gouged surface (vertical … Continue reading →

I had no camera but I had  my phone and sketch book and it was really good to slow down & take a bit of time looking at things in more detail through drawing. I had some mud from Withens … Continue reading →

I had a top tip from the Watershed’s archaeologist , Gavin Edwards, that there was clay to be found on Baildon Moor. I need clay from a genuine Watershed source because clay from elsewhere, “outsider” clay, just feels wrong. Having  … Continue reading →

I’ve been up to The Bridestones a couple of times this week and finally managed to populate the stones…. I am interested in looking at the relationship between us and this vast landscape which can frame our presence , and … Continue reading →

I have been introduced to The Cactus House at Cliffe Castle Museum and there’s no going back! Wonderful – seductive space complementing its inhabitants- a collection of huge, ferociuos looking  and widly differing cactus specimens! Spikes everywhere, that actually look … Continue reading →

Here is an image I have put together involving the sculpture of cactii I made using the mud collected at Withens Clough “beach”. I then used photoshop to place the sculpture back into its natural environment. I have tried to … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I went to Cliffe Castle Museum to meet a group of young adults who I would like to work with as part of my engagemnt work for the WLP. They were taking part in a workshop run by … Continue reading →