18/08/2009 by James.

Here’s a sneak preview of recent photographic work that I’ve been using to capture my experience of my local area as it happens… a recent holiday spent locally has really inspired me to further explore and value the area on my doorstep, just as I would in any other place that I’d visit or work in, rather than take it for granted.

I wanted a way of recording that experience that was immediate and yet allowed for a more creative approach where layers combine to bring different elements of a place into one image.

These images really start to do that for me.

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18/08/2009 by James.

I am just back from a week off, and straight into planning and researching the creative family learning project that I’m running with The Salisbury Museum.

I’ve mentioned before that we’ll be exploring the Stonehenge Landscape using visual art, and we’re going to start with a focus on the marks in the landscape, using mark-making in its different forms.

This week I have been rekindling my interest in the relationship of the ancient monument and its wider complex of earthworks such as Woodhenge and the Durrington henge, local natural features such as the River Avon, and the local towns and military settlements - exploring the area through maps, reading and walking - linking it all up and getting thoughts and ideas out onto paper.

The project kicks off in Mid September, so there’ll be lots more on here as things develop and progress….

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