Monday 17 April 2017

Leat

Leat is an edition of eight small hand-made 8 page books that use images from 'Drawing (from) the Leat' to give a sense of how the leat inspires me.

I have worked on drawings and mark making techniques using charcoal, graphite and ink to evoke a suggestion of the presence and power of the leat on Dartmoor.

Leat also includes text that comes from the inspiring visits I made to the leat for my research.


Cover: Leat 2017
134 x 88mm



Inside: Leat 2017



Inside: Leat 2017
Ink on paper

Drawing (from) the Leat

Drawing (from) the Leat is a one off sketchbook of experimental drawing and mark making using charcoal, graphite and ink on paper.

It's theme is based around the Devonport Leat on Dartmoor. The leat is a man-made channel that took water from sources high on the moor to supply water to residents in Devonport. Now the city of Plymouth is supplied by Burrator Reservoir, so the leat feeds into the reservoir.

It is an incredible feat of engineering, with tunnels and aqueducts that follow the contours of the moors. To me, the leat feels like a natural watercourse, although it holds a power and presence on the moor in the same way as the rivers and tors.



Front cover: Drawing (from) the Leat 2017
213 x 183mm



Inside page: Drawing (from) the Leat 2017
Graphite on paper




Inside page: Drawing (from) the Leat 2017
Graphite and ink on paper




Inside page: Drawing (from) the Leat 2017
Ink on paper