17.5 m of fabric screen printed for the parlour of Low Parkamoor. Now awaiting curtain making.

Folk/Sottsass writing desk also for the parlour

Trompe L’oeil marble tiles 

Section of a repeat pattern for the parlour curtains. The hexagonal shaped object in the print is the parlour desk that Bryan and I made - a mix of Ettore Sottsass and folk furniture. I have taken up the Sottsass/'Memphis' style in the curtain designs as there is plenty of tradition at Parkamoor. 

4 days at Low Parkamoor, Dan and Bryan have finally installed the floor and finished plastering, made a new door and are choosing paint colours. The end is possibly in sight. 

Castlefield Gallery staff and friends joined us at Low Parkamoor for the second stage of the labour swap, part of 'To Left of the Rising Sun' exhibition at Castlefield Gallery in Mancester. We hosted the gallery director, curator, technical team, volunteers and friend Audrey who we met in the audience of the gallery talk earlier in the month. All walked up the hill carrying food, water, tools, etc to the house for two days of working (mixed with fire tending/eating/walking). It felt like something between a national trust work party, company staff away day, and commune. We did get some work done, and it successfully tested the notion that the consumption of the landscape/views and experience so much a part of the tourist economy can be utilised in exchange for locally useful production. Potentially one future economic exchange that will help Grizedale Arts run the project - (e.g As there is no mobile phone signal could they use the profusion of mountain bikers to carry messages across the ridge between the two farm houses etc....)

Bryan and Dan Robinson are currently showing the Low Parkamoor project at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester until 12 August. Desk and chair made for gallery staff from Parkamoor barn door.

 
Parlour interior stage 1...