Poor man's Holly...sprinkle on the flour
...avalanche effect..
...give it a tap..
...on with the berries..
...et voila! merry christmas!
Charred furze sticks, known locally as stogs,gathered from a previous burn,Carn Bosavern St Just
faggots on the outcrop
outcrop 2
outcrop 3
faggots on the move
flat pack maquette
on the move 2
building structure maquette
building structure 2
complete ring maquette
aerial view of entrance position
upper entrance maquette
internal supports
stoggs/toys maquette1
stoggs/toys maquette 2
stoggs/toys maquette3
culdrose helicopter using the work for hover practice
found animorphic sculpture, coverack 2007
the view from the silage trailer
while waiting for the next faggots
loading
a pain free way to load furze
the first load leaves the heath
on the road to somewhere...
on site
flat packed furze
using a pick up and trailer to...
...spread the faggots
the ring of faggots
spread out to act as a fire break
faggots spread out ready for building
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tangling
cutting furze for the fire break
furze at the fire break
snow
the guys at work
foundations laid for the firebreak
National Trust countryside manager for the Lizard lends a hand
contrast of finish
keep out!
Preparing for the worst...
justine whitehouse Lizard area warden drops off the event safety kit
sunrise of 24th march
ACE
supported by:
ladybirds
story board
cutting and stacking at Kelynack,St Just
kelynack
kelynack 2
kelynack 3
kelynack 4
On the trailer at a farm near Morvah after last harvest of the day
furze tied up into faggots near Coverack
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article from the cornishman
the site above the gate at Tremenheere
...and from below
the view above the site at Tremenheere
pasty planning
The centre of the project at the epicentre of Mounts Bay
centre point
boys work-mum sleeps
lining up using the horizon
internal frame
lining up
Neil Armstrong and his Tremenheere helpers
faggots assembled/support structure up
the circle before construction
help from y6 school student
preparing for st just school
St Just Primary Schools' contribution...
...the upper most quarter.
above the fire break
over view of internal branches
internal structure
body filler
dead shield bug
mounts bays progress
upper left
Mounts Bays work ready for a trim
...before the trim.
Sketch of the day - by a Mounts Bay student
Stephen.D? a walker on the st michaels way sent me these
view of the fire break
freshly cut green furze
cut for the fire break
the guy family return to pitch in on the building of the fire break
finished on friday
hedge circle and menhirs 8.00am Saturday
waiting for radio
learning my lines for a slot on Radio Cornwall on the Saturday breakfast show with Joanna Twist
blog poster
photo by fay stevens
The Guy Familys' record of the burn event
they helped harvest furze for the project and returned to see it burn
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afterburn 2
afterburn 3
the morning after
grass strip
cinders and ashes
wreckage
forked limb
archaeological survey
dismantling process
ash
csb poster
2 comments:
Great site for the artwork, Bruce. Does this location have some significance/history, or did you want a sea view for your workplace?
it is agreat site david your'e right. It commands a stunning postion right in the epicentre of the bay with the ancient st michaels way crossing just below the sight of my work. this was a pilgrimage route and from this i get a sense of convergence about the place. this seemed particu;rly relevant as the the furze for the project comes from many places in lizard and west cornwall and is brought together there. it came about because of its involvment with artists such as james turrel and davis nash but also local artist network PLAP.also I liked the sharp contrast between the subtropical garden and wind blasted heath - rough/smooth. I had been looking for a site with a hilltop position but the view is actually better lower down at Tremenheere at the bottom of the garden.
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