Phase 2. Post residency.

28th July 2008.

In typical yoke and zoom last minute style, we have got the mobile cottage into the big chill art trail. Its really close to where we live- just around the hill. So we are preparing the cottage for its new environment.


We havent visited the cottage for a few weeks, so we are looking forward to spending some time in residency at the cottage in the beautiful grounds of Eastnor Castle. Herefordshire.

We have still got alot to write about the residency but we need to process it first.


We will be in residency between the 30th July and 4th August.

8th july 2008.

residency completed. went to level the cottage, tested how easily the beds are to assemble.

It is really interesting to bring the cottage back to where it started from after it has been through such a profoundly different experience. We are aware that we have created a new chapter in its history.

7th July 2008. Residency day 31. The big move

Got all of our stuff out of the studio, took the thatch off and moved the cottage out of Walsall.

5th July 2008. Residency day 30

The second tea party....we got up at midnight and made 150 scones.
the weather was bad, rain all day. So we held the party inside in the foyer. Which was very different because it had become a private space within the public gallery and now it was to become public too. It was much darker inside and therefore more intimate, the advantage of having the party inside was that the wind dint blow everything off the table and more people came in.

We love providing food for people.

July 2008. Residency day 29

both went in to do the finishing touches before the last tea party.

this is a place we drive past, a miniature cottage in worcestershire.

3rd July 2008. Residency day 28

Just one of us went in. Added the last beams, tidied the studio ready to move on. We want to try to get some drawings done tomorrow.

Tonight our drawing of the winged mobile cottage is being shown at G39 in Cardiff.

1st July 2008. Residency day 27

The first tea party. Pictures courtesy of yoke and zoom, Victoria Skelding, Alice Wright, Bill Andrews.

The hottest day of the year. It was great to get the cottage out into the sunshine. It felt like giving birth.We made 100 scones, and about 60 were eaten.

More text to follow....


Images courtesy of Alice Wright



Images courtesy of yoke and zoom!


Image courtesy of Bill Andrews

Images courtesy of Victoria Skelding


Images courtesy of yoke and zoom!






New Images courtesy of Zoe Mckeeman (more to follow)