I loaded the table with materials collected from the landscape and they responded in different ways: making sculpture, drawing, taking photographs, involving the scale model figures. such a lot came through this session: building structures , manipulating scale with the … Continue reading →

The Young Ambassadors group spent a weekend at the Coldwell Centre, between Widdop and Trawden, working with myself on art, Andrew on writing and Gavin on archaeology. Cronologically- Gavin did a walk at Ilkley Moor to look at the cup … Continue reading →

I’m interested in the idea of glaciers sculpting the land, carving their way through valleys, the debris they leave behind them. The limestone at The Hushings was left by a glacier that had slithered, (meandered?) its way down from N. … Continue reading →

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 →