A small piece of flint with a sharp edge has been found in Trench X. It doesn’t fit known examples of flint tools; but, like yesterday’s ‘crayon’ has an indentation for a finger or thumb that facilitates a good grip. Perhaps it was used to cut or scrape incisions in stone. The size is similar to the ‘crayon’ and does suggest being a tool with a purpose. A knife for the art box?
To make use of the display cabinet in collaboration with the other artist in residence, I began to experiment with the pigment sticks made by Bristol Fine Art to match last year’s colour samples of haematite. Fun to play with but not right for my first contribution of a drawing of the sky.
And here are today’s sketchbook drawings:
