Richard Keating

At meeting with Max Comfort, we discussed withdrawing from Canal Forum and Neighbourhood Development Plan working group, me to concentrate on developing work with Cotswold Conservation Board (see 19th October)

received all referees’ comments on Watery Landscapes article and planned timetable and process for three way amendments

Naomi Wright who was trying to download information from my website for her MA tutorial informed me that this site was down. Stayed off line until 1st November.

Making woodland pilgrimage animation and developing narrative with colleagues in Aurland.

First gathering, activity day and its great – new members, working on new clearing and making dead hedge – lots of comments about ‘many hands making light work’. However, identify need for co-ordination between ‘task’ leaders – its difficult this enabling without creating a bottleneck. For my wider practice, this also identifies a similar question about many forms of collaboration.

Meeting with Kel about making a piece of work from the Norway walks – we write collectively in conversational style – I add bits and pieces and forward to Morten and Jorun.

Making (slowly) woodland pilgrimage animation

20th to 25th October – reading and writing for thesis and article. Realise that writing is an integral part of the practice.

Writing River proposal to Cotswold Conservation Board.

Preparing for Folly Wood gathering.

River Project meeting and showing of recent River work: Suze Adams, Tara and Bart, Chris Smith, Lucy Guenot, Ffin and Kel Portman.

New ideas from Chris about projecting the Bore at Gloucester Rugby home game, along with people’s videos of travelling to the match. Anticipation, build-up, event.

Ideas for collecting people’s input to yet to be agreed shows/exhibitions based on Lucy’s printed banners

Tara demonstrated her miniature museum which would fit in really well

Agreement to work with AONB on a series of shows of work based on walks along the River Frome, with final show, maybe at the Museum in the Park next Autumn.

Meeting with Steve Roberts and Andy Reed to plan a spring, green-space conference and Festival of Nature. Conference to focus on engaging people with caring for green space. Looking to include workshop on “landscape story” and “River” project.

Reading and writing for Thesis and Watery Landscape article with Iain Robertson and Kel Portman.

Reconsidering breadth of thesis and how to strengthen focus without loosing context and interdisciplinary approach.

Folly Wood filming and core group meeting. Filming for a national conference on Community Green Space in memory of John Davidson, the founder of Groundwork Trust.