West Dean, Revisited.

My assignment on West Dean was short of pictures of people - this is a course on People and Place, after all.  I've been there again and have taken additional photographs to expand the assignment.

Services

The Lavant river serves as a boundary between the sheep pasture and the grounds.  It's a winterbourne, and dries up in the summer.  As a result, the sheep manage to wriggle through the fence and dine on greener grass.

 And play on the rockery.

Every morning, until an electric fence was erected, farm and gardens staff had to conduct a round-up.

And then return to their normal duties.

Table cloths don't iron themselves. 

Invisible in this picture is the guy under the table holding a tray to iron against.

Artists

West Dean has beautiful gardens and it would be a shame if they weren't used by students.

This group set off into the garden.

Using collage and mixed media requires...

 ...a lot of materials and equipment.

But it's a lovely location.

 The tutor has to visit...

all the students. 

Wherever...

...they may be.



This class even went out at night...

 I hope they could see more than the camera did. [ISO 6400, f5.6, 1/10 sec.]