I’ve been neglecting my blog so here are some catch up images my favourite so far “Scaff tower at Gorple” this is 4 images put together and although its got all the right information , I’m going to take more … Continue reading →

On Widdop Mooor- walking towards Lower Gorple reservoir—as well as installing The Monument (see previous post), there were icicles and frozen puddles to explore…. man on icicle! 3 men and an icicle wall– the walls out of focus , sorry!

I thought I’d build a monument- something to act as a foil for Stoodley Pike. Built from  the heather on the path up to Top Withens. I have populated it- lots of people queuing up on the viewing platforms, precariously … Continue reading →

so cold, really love this place with its stark, rawness. is it too obvious to make an igloo? perhaps an igloo out of heather? or sheep poo- or using the mud dug up from this beach? Could have missed the … Continue reading →

so , the clay from Baildon- forming an iceberg at The Bridestones I’ve had three attempts at this now- here the water was frozen  and it was dusk , giving that wonderful soft blue light- but the “real” rock behind, … Continue reading →

I’ve been making structures (below) using the heather picked on the walk to Top Withens, Stanbury. First here’s the site of inspiration: I love these heather plants, they’ve been burned and have blackened, carbon stems with bright orange streaks. They … Continue reading →

On the road from Hebden to Oxenhope /Keighley These temperatures (-4) really make me think about how people used to live around this landscape. How did they cope with the cold, without the comforts we now take for granted and … Continue reading →

this was the coldest day yet I am making a mini series of mock icebergs. I looked around the Bridestones for the perfect rock that will double as an iceberg when modelled in clay. This mini iceberg will be fired … Continue reading →

I knew when I placed the model figures before (17.10.10), that there weren’t enough of them and that the sun wasn’t strong enough or in the right place (mid afternoon) so today being a day with good sunshine, I headed … Continue reading →

We managed it! November 9th, the group made a trip up to Blackstone Edge Reservoir in the minibus….Steve from United Utilities let us through the gate so we could drive to a good vantage point- thanks. The weather was quite … Continue reading →