I have been busy planning my pilgrimage recently. I have been ordering outdoor clothing and maps from the internet, as well as compiling a list of all the things that I will need. I’m hoping to leave at the end of March and arrive at my parents’ house on Easter Sunday. I went for a 10 mile walk earlier in the week to see how I cope and I think I coped surprisingly well. Apart for being very tired at the end of the day, and my hips aching, I felt fine, and I had completely recovered by the next day. I’m hoping to manage at least one long walk per week in preparation. It has also pretty much been decided that my husband will come with me and film the walk. He’s a script writer and aspiring film maker, so he’s really interested in helping out. My only condition is that I do not want to be on camera as much as is possible, I hate the idea of being filmed! I have also been thinking about what I could leave behind as offerings. I collected some stones from my parents’ house and I am still considering how best to use them. I had a tutorial today, and we spoke about how this project crosses over with my interest in the sea. Both subjects interest me because of the journeys that take place. One thing that captured my imagination in relation to the sea, was the idea of an albatross around ones neck. I am now considering using the stones in this way, carrying the stones as a kind of weight around my neck and dropping them as I go. Next I need to plot a route from Chester to Sheffield with accommodation roughly every 10 miles.
I also finished and photographed my small tin of grass entitled A Little Piece of Home. I have been questioning whether or not it needs a care kit to go alongside it. I think the tin, as an item, works well on its own, isolated from other works. I intend to still work on a care kit, but it may not make it into the degree show.
