The old Woodman's Hut, Wytham Woods. Ever since being invited to be artists in residence at Wytham Woods, our period of actual residence has amounted to no more than regular visiting the woods from our base in Oxford and the occasional overnight stay among the trees in a tent. In the wake of our recent efforts at the Natural History Museum in putting on our Wytham Woods exhibition (which runs until the end of September) the Conservator of the woods has very kindly and enthusiastically offered us a 'studio' in the woods to pursue our printmaking. The building he has identified is a dilapidated and long-disused woodman's shed in the heart of the woods, which by various means we will convert into studio space before the beginning of Michaelmas Term 2012. That means quite a lot of work over the summer, and most likely the original building will be taken apart and re-built from scratch. The site has wonderful views over Oxfordshire and if all goes well Rosie and I will be in residence before the start of the new academic year - but more news to follow on that.
