Breaking Ground

SUNDAY

Where is the ladder? We borrowed one for 2 hours to get my bird up. But we need a ladder for these high ceilings.

Made a rough sketch of the white bird. Used PVA super evo bond to stick the pebbles – will they hold?

My half-made egg rolled off the windowsill where it was drying by the radiator and broke into shards. Woe.

SUNDAY

My storeroom has changed completely today – but more changes yet to come I think.

I've brought materials and tools back to the flat tonight to make more boxes.

STORE: noun 1 a supply, usually one that is kept in reserve for use in the future. 2 a place where stocks or supplies are kept, eg a warehouse. verb (stored, storing) 1 (also store away or store up) to put aside for future use. 2 to put something away for temporary safekeeping. adj. in store 1 kept in reserve; ready to be supplied.

(Copyright Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd 2008)

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Working on 10 ideas.

I learn something new about birds from my daily drawing. Blackbirds and tits and thrushes are 'perchers'. They have 3 toes at the front and one at the back so they can perch on twigs, fences.

Song thrushes can start singing as early as February.

WE'RE ON YOUTUBE.

Our first full day at Crate today. We're settling in and reminding ourselves that the work doesn't usually fall into place straight away and trusting that it will develop over the next few days.

We've started lots of things and are uploading 60 second video clips to YouTube so you can watch our daily progress.

http://uk.youtube.com/AlderandCran

WE ARE HERE

We've arrived and all our stuff. Lovely spaces and plenty of heaters for such a cold weekend.

Our stuff fills half of the space. Lots of sorting to do, lots of work to do.

Fantastic flat.

First pictures.