This week we were given the opportunity to go on a residential to Dolphineholme House Farm in Lancaster. The farm is set on the edge of the Forest of Bowland and is a fully functioning dairy farm in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The overnight accommodation consisted of yurts surrounded by the natural wildlife without modern conveniences like gas and electricity.
Just outside the yurts is the home to many plants and fungi. While a lot of the group decided to take inspiration from around the farm and river, I took inspiration from what was on my 'doorstep'.
After collecting samples of the nature that bordered the yurts I started to draw the mushrooms using pen, pencil, watercolour and stitch.
When sketching I tried to simplify the mushrooms by drawing just the outline of the shape and the shadows cast without trying to recreate the textures and details of the mushrooms. I think these drawings are stronger than the more detailed drawings because to me they are better images and capture the rawness of the environment I was in.
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