Shot wire and stone

Happy Bonfire Night

Blasting

I experienced my first blast last Friday.  I've felt the blasts before but never been up close and in the quarry.  The colour of the dust was peach and moved like poetry.

Blast

View from the top of the quarry last year.  The area I stood on to take the photo has now been cleared and blasted!

a-n

I've also started a blog in a-n's 'Artist's Talking'.  This is for me to talk directly to other artists about the project.  The difficulty will be keeping up to date and keeping each blog informed!

First works

And we're off

Today I had my health and safety induction at the quarry!  There a few more things to iron out but I've been sorting the studio into some semblance of order.  It's strange that this space will become so familiar.  Outside the studio window the piles of scalpings rise and fall.

So the residency officially begins...

Quarry Residency

I am delighted to let you know that I have secured funding from SAFLE for a residency in the hill quarry!

The residency will start at the beginning of July.

Icicle

Snow cross

Snow line

A new year

Firewood drawing lines in the snow.