Outside in the garden, beside the barbecue and next to the bench where we sit whilst making delicious food, this plank of wood rests on an old chair frame. The strange markings on it have been rousing my curiosity for a while. This morning the light was so even it was a good opportunity to photograph them I'm not sure how the markings got there; the first photo I know shows stains where small pots of vegetable seedlings had rested for a while. The circles I think I must have drawn absent-mindedly at some point. I don't remember doing it, but I always carry pencils in the pocket of my work trousers for marking up templates. I noticed the other day when we were out there that they are exactly the same dimensions as the foot of a wine glass. This tree must have appeared from my pencil without even thinking as I chatted to B as he barbecued away. This wonderful piece of calligraphy is cut into the plank, it must have been used as a rest for sawing at some point. It's actually a lovely piece of timber with some stories to tell, and actually relates in a strange way to the little paintings I wrote about a couple of weeks ago - probably the reason I suddenly started paying attention to it. It's strange how the mind often completely does its own thing in the background, then pops it all to the front and ideas begin to blossom.
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Dissolving PeopleA symbol on the footpath outside a local primary school gradually disappearing as the image breaks up and wears away until eventually it is obliterated by leaves and barely discernible. Photographed at intervals of several months between February 2021 and November 2022, oldest at the top.
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