Hilary Cartmel – Force Mills – 1985
Photograph taken September 2017
Material: Wood
Trail: High Bowkerstead Trail
Theme: Humanity
Form: Figurative – Human
Maps Featured on: ?, 1987 – 2020
Status: Still in situ, April 2020
Quote from the artist – “My work at Grizedale could be loosely encapsulated under the title of ‘women and water’. So Grizedale’s streams and waterfalls as well as the torrential summer weather was perfect.
Photograph taken by Robzet approximately 1996
Nine forest workers helped me move my first sculpture onto its site down a steep bank and over a stream to one of the islands above force falls. The huge oak tree I carved was said to be only fit for fire wood, but it proved excellent for my purpose. Sculpted from heart of oak, she reclines on the island refuge.”
Photograph taken 2012
A wooden sculpture of a reclining lady, her head at the left hand side of the photographs above. The water at this point of the stream is normally too deep to cross. I’ve been over twice. Every other time I’ve been the water is high and she remains inaccessible. Below photos from 2021 where a lack of rain made crossing possible. The shape of the woman clearly seen below.
Photos taken July 2021
This artwork can clearly be seen from the road on the southern approach to Grizedale.
Artist’s other work in Grizedale –
White Water – 1985
Artist’s Website: www.hilarycartmel.co.uk/
Page last updated August 2021
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