Out of all the objects I have collected from the walk this twig is the one I found most interesting. I like the way it feels in my hand and the twists, turns and knots in the wood. I also think the lichen growing on the twig is quite intricate and almost pretty.

Photocopy of the objects

Herman de Vries

A comment was made about the way I'd arranged the objects for the previous photo- that they were lined up in an almost categorical way, similar to the collections by Herman de Vries.

example of de Vries's work

Collecting Objects

I wasn't initially intending to gather objects on the walk, I was more interested in the photos at the time, but I found myself picking up small bits and pieces at regular intervals on the journey. I hadn't really paid much attention to what I was collecting at the time, just whatever caught my eye I picked up and put in a bag. I gathered quite a variety of objects really. Not sure how useful they'll be.

Collecting Photographs

So, after the disaster that was the first walk, I decided I needed to go back and take some pictures that I could actually work with. Since I spent most of my time on the first walk looking at the ground I concentrated on the texture and patterns of the paths we walked on and the contrast between the more rural areas of the route and the more urban areas. I took a photo every so often along the route and arranged them in the order they were taken. 

I was expecting the photos taken in the woods and the park to be more interesting that those taken in of the tarmac pavements and roads simply because I thought the leaves and pebbles etc would be more visually exciting than the grey pavements.. However, I have to say that this isn't the case. The shapes and patterns made by the road markings etc are quite exciting and I think there's something about the photos all being similar shades of grey that I like.

Collecting, Walking and the Creative Process

Collecting, Walking and the Creative Process. As a starting point we were taken on a walk in an area which we could revisit easily. We were told to gather examples in the most effective way within the time we had.

The weather was terrible, my choice of footwear was inappropriate and my umbrella snapped. So, unfortunately I spent more time looking at the ground so I could avoid puddles and mud rather than making the most of the walk and gathering information. I did however, take a couple of mediocre photos.