Helen Snell
 

Artist in residence at the Observatory, Buckler's Hard 

January -  February 2017.

 

Please click on main images (left) to start  each of the seven slide shows.

 

Anna seaweed BW

Anna seaweed BW

Anna Seaweed Night

Anna Seaweed Night

Sepia seaweed Anna

Sepia seaweed Anna

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Shipwrights' workshop

Shipwrights' workshop

Parachute Goggles

Parachute Goggles

Spirit of Ecstasy Goggles

Spirit of Ecstasy Goggles

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Bird Hide

Bird Hide

Bird Hide

Bird Hide

Bird Hide

Bird Hide

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Lids

Lids

DAY 1  frosty walk along the riiver

DAY 1 frosty walk along the riiver

Got up bright and early to make the most of the golden light and hard frost. I walked along the beautiful river to orientate myself a bit more.
I slipped on some ice and broke my reading glasses that were in my pocket. The irony was not lost on me, as in preparation for the residency I have made a series of blank templates for spectacles!
In the afternoon I laid out my kit in the Observatory and tried to mend my glasses with superglue and tape.

Lids

Lids

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DAY 12 National Motor Museum Archive

DAY 12 National Motor Museum Archive

I had a great day in the archives at the National Motor Museum with curator Richard Noyce who has special responsibility for the Caravan Club collection. He showed me some amazing early photos of the first caravans. I was fascinated by the strange hybridisation of the genteel English middle class culture and Romany culture. There are interesting correlations with The Observatory.
I especially loved these photos of Bertram Hutchings who made bespoke caravans in Winchester in the 1920s and 1930s.

DAY 5 Beaulieu Motor Museum, round wind screen edit.jpg

DAY 5 Beaulieu Motor Museum, round wind screen edit.jpg

DAY 5 Visors and indicators Beaulieu Motor Museum.jpg

DAY 5 Visors and indicators Beaulieu Motor Museum.jpg

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DAY 18 helen red reeds 2 edit.jpg

DAY 18 helen red reeds 2 edit.jpg

Helen portrait edit.jpg

Helen portrait edit.jpg

ANNA best 1 edit.jpg

ANNA best 1 edit.jpg

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Caroline 10BWa.jpg

Caroline 10BWa.jpg

Caroline 5 web2.jpg

Caroline 5 web2.jpg

Caroline 1web.jpg

Caroline 1web.jpg

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