A blustery walk with some atmospheric views - nice to be out!
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| Across to Skiddaw on the fell between Fellbarrow and Low Fell. |
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| Looking towards Low Fell. |
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| Looking back across Lorton Vale. |
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| Crummock and Buttermere. |
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| Mellbreak. |
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| The panorama setting always distorts the landscape ....Crummock water, Mellbreak and Loweswater. |
A gloriously sunny day yesterday and by chance I had a meeting outside on the Roman Wall. I always forget that it is only 50 minutes from here - note to self: must visit more! I have been invited to help with a project called 'Sketch the Wall'. Basically it will provide an opportunity for visitors to sketch the wall and contribute to a larger collaborative piece of work that will capture the very essence of the wall.
So yesterday was all about finding venues and inspiration. The event is going to be held at Walltown Crags and the Turrret 45a provides a perfect venue with classic panoramic views and realtively easy access. I'll blog again when details are finalised, but the date is now set at May 4th.
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| It was nice to see some signs of spring! |
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| The hawthorns were covered in lichens. |
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| I love the blocky nature of the Whin Sill ...plenty of potential for design work! |
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| Fter scrambling up onto the top of the sill, The Wall came into site. |
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| Blue sky! |
On Wednesday we held a workshop titled 'Wordsworth's Microscopic World'. Run on behalf of the Wordsworth Trust (Grasmere), Tom was the brains behind the day. One of the highlights was the projection of images, of found items from the morning's walk, from down the microscope at a large scale on the wall. Below are some of those fascinating images. These were then interpreted, by participants, in different black and white media in small blocks that would make a Victorian-style microscope slide...of which more at a later date!
This was a whole day workshop, in a similar style to last year's Celebration of Seedheads day. I provided lots and lots of inspiration - emptying many, many shells and other seashore finds into the car and then into the village hall. After a PowerPoint giving different examples of artwork inspired by the seahore, participants were able to use a variety of resources and materials to create their work ....and there was some lovely work produced!
I just love photographing a barn owl....hopefully there will be more photographs to come over the next month or so!
With a third named storm about to pile in, it was a real suprise that yesterday was so gorgeous for a few hours! ...and we had the luck to be on High Pike - so good!
In a brief respite between the two storms a trip to the beach. Storm Dudley and t he high tide hadn't been as destructive as I thought they might have been. The light on the beach was great!
