WDS

Walk | Draw | Stitch

One step, one mark, one stitch.  On their own, they are fairly meaningless, but repeated and gathered together, they turn into something more consequential - a walk, a drawing, a textile. 

Most mornings I go for a quick, local walk following one of two routes - in the winter through the village and up onto the moor - in summer through the village and along the river Endrick, looping back home.  Although highly repetitive, it is not mundane as I notice the small changes that take place over the seasons, feel the (very) fresh air on my face and get set up for the day.   Recently, I have been drawing on the walks stopping to record a view or capturing fleeting glimpses of the whole walk by drawing whilst moving.  The views portrayed here in stitch are not taken from reality.  Instead they are composited views, piecing together a series of drawings to give an overall impression of the walk rather than a small snapshot. 

The largest piece takes 10 individual drawings based on photos from the walks and turns them into a more significant whole.