SPACE
The space in the forest and how it becomes occupied.
The space the tree roots follow, responding to their environment, above ground, ribbon-ing down slopes, root pull and grip as they lift from the ground.
Aware of time and movement.
I follow the animal paths, not the human ones, taking care to avoid treading on new trees and eyes always checking for the adder, that is never there.
Many badger sets on the divide between the yews and the open grassland, i find more higher on the slopes where there is a mix of deciduous and yew.
I film myself drawing with ink in the forest before the rain gets too heavy and I pack up. What does engagement with drawing and the forest look like? It looked anxious. That might have been the cold. Interesting way to observe the process from the outside, use that as an indicator for devising strategies for others to engage with drawing. What about collaborative drawing? Does the writing look different to the drawing experience?
