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| The Wytham Studio in October |
The picture above shows the partially finished state of the studio as it looked in October 2012. As those of you who follow our art pages on Facebook will have seen, our long-planned studio in the Woods at Wytham is nearing completion. Under the auspices of Oxford University, of which Wytham Woods is a part, the studio is being built to provide us with a permanent and long-term place of residence and practice in the centre of the woodlands.
The majority of the work is being undertaken by Ben and Matt, traditional oak-frame builders and thatchers whose woodland projects range from shingle splitting to charcoal burning and coppice management. A month on from the picture above, the building is completely roofed with hand-split chestnut shingles using timber from Wytham, and the oak exterior is almost completed. Despite the unpleasantly wet and icy weather, building work is progressing rapidly and we expect to hold an Exhibition here for Oxford Artweeks at the latest.
