I had a good day in the studio space today. I worked on my drawings and also went for a walk. The idea for this project is drawn from an early teenage idea of wanting to be a bird. I now am more able to see the futility of this and am quite interested in the evidence i find on my walks. living in the country i am shocked by the scenes of death and devastation caused by and inflicted on the birds. We have quite a few buzzards living round here and their prey can often be found strewn, quite often headless, in their eating spots. Most days i go for a run and will quite often encounter hares, rabbits, pheasants and other creatures. It is really interesting for me to, on the one hand see these creatures alive, running around, and then to discover their remains the next day. Memento more.
I also did some drawings on rocks today. I use vegetable pigments so they will wash away. I'm interested in the idea of creating things that could be from fairy tales. Spring is finally coming and today their were lots of violets in the banks, bluebells coming through and wood sorrel in flower.
