19th Feb
Jill rings me throughout the day. She is outside the building and talking to fire fighters and police and gleaning information. It’s thought to be arson. This emerges during the day as a window is found removed from the landlord’s offices at the rear. Our thoughts are about whether something will be retrievable from the damaged building and whether it’s the end of the studio group.
Green Door is both a studio group and a large network of artists that collaborates together. The studios have always been the physical and psychological hub. The future feels so uncertain.
So many phone calls offering sympathy and support come in. It’s times like this when you find out how you’re seen by the community.
I know there’s nothing I can do that day so decide to keep away from the mayhem until tomorrow. Getting into Kendal will be more complicated as the central road system where the studios are is completely blocked off.
