We took our students to Wasdale a couple of
weeks ago and stayed in a lovely youth hostel on the edge of the lake.
It was an excellent few days but even
more so for the unexpected dividends it provided for my work. From the
scavenging along the costal beaches developing collections, the photography,
colours, space and vista's of Whitehaven harbour; Mr Moons secondhand bookshop
and several charity shops we visited – such treasures … particularly the
homemade stamp album and the music manuscript books from Windermere.
By chance I had picked up Secrets of the
Seashore as my sketchbook; providing images to respond to and develop since I returned.
Wasdale 7.30 am
Eskdale
I was intrigued by these houses leading straight out onto the beach as much for their gates and distressed wood and concrete sea walls - they had almost become assemblages in themselves
