Drystane dyke tutorial

A quick note to put down what Keith and I talked about for feedback regarding proposing the series of boxes - wall. I emailed:- I've translated the vernacular structures, such as the dry stone wall, in essence to signify - strength, balance, shelter, boundary, layering, protection. I want to create vessels that explore this - …

Wild structures

Sketching through the structure of a drystane dyke, the large foundations, stones diminishing in size as they go up in elevation, chocs filling space, occasional large tie stones often at the corners, capstone layer at the top. Gaps left for wildlife. Last sketch of the night, so should be last in the line of sketches, …

Holburne Project: vernacular structures

Featured image: Dry stone wall, Holburne Museum Grounds (Affleck) Photograph, 09/01/18 The wall surrounding the immediate museum grounds is a dry stone wall: I had a look on the website of the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (http://www.dswa.org.uk/about-the-dswa.asp) accessed 19/01/18, to see if there was any vernacular terms in the south-west, but there …

Site collection methods; further thoughts

I've been thinking about how all the theory, threads, methodology, materials can all fit together. I'm not sure how clear my thoughts are, but after a bout of insomnia I've developed a few ideas. I've been thinking of something Conor said about the vernacular descriptors for landscape in MacFarlane's book Landmarks, he asked rather than …