Sprit Of The Forest

I have always enjoyed the forest, as a youngster I would go for a walk amongst the trees to escape the anxiety I felt before returning to school, and would always leave feeling lighter.

When I found this small patch of woodland in the middle of Buxton Heath my mind began to race with ideas – I knew there were grey ponies roaming this land, and the contrast between the pony and the dark, intricate textural splendour of the trees would make a special image.

I visited this location many times over the course of the project, and always returned to this particular patch in the hope that the ponies would be near by.

I found them there once, and hunkered down behind a gourse bush for a while in the hope it would all come together. It was a brief moment, but that was all I needed.