Reflections on A Sense of Place
Alderley Edge woods, perhaps a little bit inspired by David Hockney (Ref. 1) The brief was to create artwork to develop 'a sense of place' for somewhere special to me. After an initial rush of ideas, the pleasure (and leisure) of having more time on my hands after end of year college deadlines resulted in being easily distracted. Getting started was the first challenge but a visit in late May, spending time in the woods and fields brought new ideas. My place is the National Trust's Alderley Edge woodland. It's been a place for walks and fresh air for the 25 years I've lived in Manchester. Late May showed the soft colours of late spring flowers and fresh greens of new leaves. A return later in August after the hot spell brought early berries (elder, blackberry and rowanberry), browning grasses and the deeper greens of maturing leaves. Inspiration came and went and visits often resulted in pockets full of leaves and berries that dried out before doing anything