This unpainted face was left bare to match the stone wall it would sit on.
The field on the property, is grown in a thick clay soil. Grasses and occasional oak trees spring up, but mostly the earth is cracked and difficult to work with for anything more than hay.
When considering the face and the placement, it was agreed that the best thing was to work with the natural colour and texture of the clay and the bare stone wall in this kitchen was the best spot for the face.
It was the height of the June heatwave when we hung the face, the land was dry from lack of rain. While in the garden, I fell in love with the starkness. The plants were all bleached yellow in the sun, and the stones and pebbles added to the severity.
The shadows from the unopened poppies felt like the only touch of softness among the stones and heat and it was easy to imagine leaving the face right there to stare up at the sky.
