from whitby
approaching the artwork from whitby direction
23 Apr
step into me
step into me
shot of the completed artwork – part of the poem by john w clarke as a result of talking with users of the cinder track
23 Apr
leaves within leaves
leaves within leaves
shot of the completed artwork – repeat of part of the poem
23 Apr
robin hood’s bay
robin hood’s bay
shot of the completed artwork, names of the original stations on the line and the distances to them. we’ve considered a design that could …
18 Mar
that way
that way
circle of poetry and ‘counterweight’ in place waiting to be grouted. here you can also see some of the wayfinding directions that are integral to …
09 Mar
glass bridge
glass bridge
detail of mirrored glass strips being fixed in place separating waymarker ‘woodland ravine bridge’ from the main design.
09 Mar
overview
overview
progress at the end of tuesday – over a third of the central strip in place.
08 Mar
laying out
laying out
first day with the slabs on site. laying out part of the design to be fixed in place. all that time making jigsaws as a …
24 Feb
round & round
round & round
site meeting today with the contractors and matthew smartt from the council to discuss positioning of the artwork. the centre circle is already cut and …
08 Feb
it has begun
it has begun
the contractors start on site. this quick snap at about 3.45pm shows the use of the area by school pupils, shoppers and dog walkers.
19 Jan
…rough
…rough
this is the largest lettering on the artwork with some letters being made up on 4 large paving slabs.
19 Jan
one quarter in two halves
one quarter in two halves
wayfaring marker. we’re really pleased at how the larger wayfaring lettering and mile markers are quite subtle and have an organic feel – they seem …
19 Jan
poetry in motion
poetry in motion
laying out the poem. in the actual artwork the poem runs the full perimeter of the circular design but we didn’t have space here so …
19 Jan
code
code
there’s a numbering scheme to ensure the design fits together correctly but we’ll be on hand for installation too as it’s something of a jigsaw …
19 Jan
receiving a ticking off
receiving a ticking off
the paving slabs were delivered before christmas but with the bad weather this has been our first opportunity to take a look at the etched …
13 Nov
walk this way
walk this way
directional/signage elements of the design are filled with a coloured resin to stand out in the artwork. the original design had all the lettering done …
12 Nov
etch-a-sketch
etch-a-sketch
the etching process. this is the lower half of the ‘B’ from scarborough. clockwise from left: we requested the paving slabs have the top surface …
11 Nov
a shadow of doubt
a shadow of doubt
a shadow of doubt is cast on the installation date. the contractors now predict january/february 2010. photo of the feet/legs/shadows of adrian, rachel and rebecca …
09 Nov
a cut above
a cut above
glass strips being cut to the same width as the etched paving slabs to act as an edge that will reflect light
05 Nov
see a fraction
see a fraction
close-up of how the central part of the artwork will look. the lettering is etched into the paving slabs to show the recycled glass centre.
05 Nov
etched
etched
ashley of etch-it sent through some pics of the etching in progress. really pleased with how they’re looking. current date for installation of the finished …
21 Oct
lightbox
lightbox
it felt a little bit like christmas today when, with a wintry chill in the air, a box full of solar-powered stud lights arrived at …
05 Oct
whitby
whitby
the patterns in the largest lettering are a safety feature to try and avoid the ‘tramline’ effect with bike tyres and prevent large areas of …
28 Sep
roundel
roundel
another photo from the research day at the railway museum. these lovely luggage labels show how the LNER understood visual identity. they also struck us …
27 Sep
to the letter
to the letter
montage of photos taken at the national railway museum researching typography that would have been seen on locos and carriages travelling on the line and …
14 Sep
chalk
chalk
impromptu site visit to make final decision on colour and gauge the scale. we ended up roughly chalking the size onto the tarmac – really …
29 Aug
and the stanza was this long…
and the stanza was this long…
poet kate evans pauses from pedal power to share some word power with john. on-site poetry workshop 29-08-09
29 Aug
hoodies
hoodies
good job we don’t demonise people wearing ‘hoodies’ here – one is a local resident and the other is our resident poet. on-site poetry workshop …
28 Aug
just passing through
just passing through
the irony wasn’t lost on us that on turning up for the third poetry workshop we discovered that our stencilled graffiti advertising the sessions had …
28 Aug
what’s your view?
what’s your view?
taking in the road bridge, old railway line passing underneath and looking over to neighbouring housing. on site poetry workshop 28.08.09
28 Aug
a load of bollards
a load of bollards
website URL spraypainted onto soon-to-be-removed street furniture to enable users of the line to follow progress of the project. on site poetry workshop 28.08.09
21 Aug
in your shoes
in your shoes
rachel, taking photos at the poetry workshops on 19th & 21st august, thought that the varied fotwear said a lot about different uses of the …
21 Aug
grow your own
grow your own
the old railway line is used as an access route to local allotments – this has to be considered in choosing materials for the surface …
21 Aug
tour de scarborough
tour de scarborough
poet john clarke working with a group of users of the old railway line. on site poetry workshop 21.08.09
21 Aug
how’s it going?
how’s it going?
andy sharpe of the friends of the old railway line passes by to see how the poetry workshops are going and give a few words …
19 Aug
clip clop
clip clop
john and participants in poetry troll mode under the road bridge. 19.08 on-site poetry workshop
19 Aug
swing by and give us some words
swing by and give us some words
john and some of the 19.08 workshop participants pose at the play area adjacent to where the artwork will be
19 Aug
poetry please
poetry please
john talking with users of the track. 19.08 on-site poetry workshop
19 Aug
we saw, we came
we saw, we came
the stencilled invites attract a good sized group of eager participants keen to ‘give us a line’. 19.08 on-site poetry workshop
15 Aug
stopped in their tracks
stopped in their tracks
local residents stop to read the newly pained invitations. they’ll have chance to influnce the words that make up part of the final design of …
15 Aug
ta-da!
ta-da!
stencilled invite to the poetry workshops when scarborough-based poet john clarke will work with whoever turns up/passes by to generate words and thoughts that will …
14 Aug
stomp
stomp
first stencil done and local kids come over to take a look. ‘can i stand on it?’ we tell them what the project’s all about …
14 Aug
hairspray
hairspray
the first advert for the poetry workshops about to be stencilled onto the track
14 Aug
cutting the stencil
cutting the stencil
cutting out lettering to make a card stencil for spraypainting invitation to the poetry workshops
12 Aug
close up
close up
detailed view of paving sample showing recycled glass content. the glass is recycled and made into slabs on shetland by eco award-winning enviroglass, a social …
12 Aug
follow the yellow brick road
follow the yellow brick road
new colour samples of the paving arrive. the ‘cream’ is more of a mustard yellow and much more vibrant than we expected. prompts a re-think …
29 Jul
or…
or…
photographing an etched and filled sample of paving in the sun to see if we got the kind of sparkle we were hoping for with …
15 Jul
steam
steam
printout of proposed size of lettering engraved into paving for the poetry element of the design
09 Jul
shine on
shine on
photo taken of new artists impression taking shape on computer screen. shows how lighting and glass inserts between the paving would make the area more …
05 Jul
typography
typography
working on the main typography on computer. at this point we’ve decided on etching as the method of creating the lettering in the paving – …
02 Jul
divide and conquer
divide and conquer
dividing up the lettering into standard-sized paving slabs to work out costs for the project
01 Jul
working out
working out
working out how exactly we embed 12ft tall letterforms into the fabric of the track
01 Jul
scale
scale
rough sketch of the design onto scale drawings supplied by scarborough borough council. having had our concept accepted we had to prove we could deliver …
22 May
this way, that way
this way, that way
acting as signage and waymarkerthe design lists the main points along the route. it’s been designed so that the same approach could be used at …
22 May
shine a light
shine a light
detail from the submission – the area at night with solar lighting installed
22 May
an idea
an idea
original concept created as part of the competitive submission. at this stage we wrote some mock poetry ourselves to show how it might work int …
21 May
snap
snap
approaching the site from whitby direction. rachel on the right of the pic taking references photos
21 May
under the bridge
under the bridge
looking towards the site form under manor road bridge. we also developed idea for how poetry could run along the top of the retaining wall …
21 May
the site
the site
site of the proposed project – junction of the old railway line and paths linking woodland ravine, peasholm glen and manor road
20 May
initial ideas
initial ideas
an early idea using lengths of railway line with etched lettering and glass inserts to mark the cucle path
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