Visual Narrative; Chevin Research & Refinement

Write up of interesting information that resonated with my own experience

SOURCES FOR FACTUAL RESEARCH

http://www.chevinforest.co.uk/

http://chevinforest.co.uk/uploads/pdfs/Downloads/Danefield1.pdf

http://chevinforest.co.uk/uploads/pdfs/Downloads/Chevin2.pdf

http://chevinforest.co.uk/uploads/pdfs/Downloads/Chevin3.pdf

sign posts/boards in forest also contained infomation

EXPERIENCE & FACTS

The more research I did about Chevin's history the more I found myself feeling as though it resonated deeply with the feelings I had experienced whilst in the forest. I found myself getting emotional about what Major H. Fawkes had wished for the forest and how he'd wanted it to be rebuilt. The peacefulness and the escapism was what had drawn me to really appreciate Chevin, and the fact that MJ F Hawkes had donated this beautiful landscape so that people like myself could enjoy it, really hit me on an emotional level. 

Scamps exploring composition//media (first image) exploring layout of overall book (second image)

IDEAS

I began using scamps to explore the idea of a story consisting of both my experience in Chevin with the historical content I'd found through factual research. 

A telling of not only my experiences but how they resonated with MJ F Hawkes' wishes for Chevin

Starting//ending with a quote from him or Rawling?

ARTIST RESEARCH//INSPIRATION//CONCERTINA BOOKS

Research into the sort of concertina books I'd like my own final piece to look like//searching for inspiration whilst scamping