Farm
In 2021 I began a series of visits to my local dairy farm. Despite having been to agricultural college in the early 1990’s I realised I knew very little about milk production and dairy farming. And for someone who doesn't like milk, I consume a lot of it.
Meonstoke Dairy is a fourth-generation family dairy farm in the Meon Valley in the South Downs National Park, UK. It is one of 12,000 dairy farms in the UK that produce almost 15 billion litres of milk each year. The farm runs a cross breed herd of 300 dairy cows who are raised on a rotational grass system. They rear all their own replacement heifers on the farm which are outdoor reared.
Drawing is a way for me to pay attention to a subject. Charcoal is an adaptable material, one which leaves traces of what was there before but one that can be continuously shaped. It is something from nothing, it is tonal and nuanced, it can be fragile and precarious. To me this is a useful analogy.
I hope that my work might initiate conversations about farming and food production, and rural life.
Meonstoke Dairy is a fourth-generation family dairy farm in the Meon Valley in the South Downs National Park, UK. It is one of 12,000 dairy farms in the UK that produce almost 15 billion litres of milk each year. The farm runs a cross breed herd of 300 dairy cows who are raised on a rotational grass system. They rear all their own replacement heifers on the farm which are outdoor reared.
Drawing is a way for me to pay attention to a subject. Charcoal is an adaptable material, one which leaves traces of what was there before but one that can be continuously shaped. It is something from nothing, it is tonal and nuanced, it can be fragile and precarious. To me this is a useful analogy.
I hope that my work might initiate conversations about farming and food production, and rural life.
