White water

White water

Hilary Cartmel 1985   Artist’s website: www.hilarycartmel.co.uk During the summer of 1985, Cartmel was artist in residence at Grizedale for 3 months and made two large oak women, part of her Wooden Women series (1983-1986). The other work, Her Insistent...
Merry go round

Merry go round

Boris Kishkilov 1991 “The source of the artistic idea of this piece is the traditional merry – go – round, which appears in the ancient Bulgarian folklore festival on Saint Lazarus’ Day, a celebration of the passing winter and the renaissance...
Signs of Adventure

Signs of Adventure

Steve Messam 2009 Commissioned by Cumbria Tourism as part of the Capital of Adventure campaign, these signs were designed to highlight the variety of outdoor activities available in the Lakes as well as promoting the area as a place to visit. They were placed and...
Sheltered seat

Sheltered seat

Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley 1991 Artists’ website: http://www.jplw.co.uk     Sheltered seat. Photo July 2014Sheltered seat. Photo July 2014Sheltered seat. Photo July 2014Sheltered seat. Photo Apr 2016Sheltered seat. Photo Apr...
King’s Table/Pacus Seat

King’s Table/Pacus Seat

Will Glanfield 1992 Artist’s website: http://www.willglanfield.co.uk/   A companion piece to We Free Kings, a seat which was made during the same period of residency in the autumn of 1992. Both pieces used freshly felled oak trees from Coniston Water and...