Category Archives: Wyre Forest Timber Exploration

WyreForest/Drawing/CharlotteA

I wanted to capture the texture of the tool cut edge and the naturally split.  

WyreForest/Drawing/CharlotteA

I wanted to capture the texture of the tool cut edge and the naturally split.  

WyreForest/InitialSiteDrawing/CharlotteA

Initially I focussed on looking at the bark texture and the rings on the face of the log. And the natural splits to begin to get an understanding of the way in which timber as a material works, drying and

WyreForest/InitialSiteDrawing/CharlotteA

Initially I focussed on looking at the bark texture and the rings on the face of the log. And the natural splits to begin to get an understanding of the way in which timber as a material works, drying and

WyreForest/TheLampofPower/CharlotteA

Nature is emulated by man in architecture and it is from natures structures that the power behind architecture are found. Ruskin compares the size of natural structures to that which are architectural. He states that architecture if not placed to compete with

WyreForest/TheLampofPower/CharlotteA

Nature is emulated by man in architecture and it is from natures structures that the power behind architecture are found. Ruskin compares the size of natural structures to that which are architectural. He states that architecture if not placed to compete with

WyreForest/SiteVisit/CharlotteA

To begin our explorations into Timber material we first embarked on background reading of Ruskin’s texts Seven Lamps of Architecture and The Stones of Venice. These texts then informed our site visit and allowed us to put into context their

WyreForest/SiteVisit/CharlotteA

To begin our explorations into Timber material we first embarked on background reading of Ruskin’s texts Seven Lamps of Architecture and The Stones of Venice. These texts then informed our site visit and allowed us to put into context their

Ruskin Land

St. Georges Farm, Ruskin Land, Bewdley (1912) – source: Guild of St George Have you heard of Ruskin Land? Neither had we until we uncovered a surprising and unusual history of a small part of the Wyre Forest. The Guild of St George

Ruskin Land

St. Georges Farm, Ruskin Land, Bewdley (1912) – source: Guild of St George Have you heard of Ruskin Land? Neither had we until we uncovered a surprising and unusual history of a small part of the Wyre Forest. The Guild of St George