Having realised that the arrivals task was going to be the starting point for this project, I decided to abandon my original idea & come up with something that was true to myself & that I could be 100% happy with.
At first I was really struggling, I felt as though fellow students in the Living It group had been on fascinating trips & exotic holidays, something that I just can't relate to! So I have been feeling slightly bewildered, not really knowing where to start.
I regularly volunteer at music festivals over the summer & in 2010 travelled to Ledbury to work at The Big Chill. Arriving via coach, through the thin, winding country roads, allowed time to just look out of the window & take in what was just simple beauty. Being from a big city, Ledbury just fascinated me. It was like stepping back in time, in a good way.
Arriving on the high street, I was confused to see independent shops instead of high street chains, small vintage cafe's & a lack of traffic, infact I don't think there was any vehicles apart from the coach I had just stepped off.
Amongst the totally new atmosphere, I found something that I could resonate with, the cobblestones & old style street lamps reminded me of around the docks in Liverpool. So suddenly I was thinking about home.
There is something warm & welcoming about having something familiar in a not so familiar place.
So that is where I'm currently up to.
Just like the first day at Uni or the start of a new job, arriving at a new place can be daunting.
Familiarity makes people feel more comfortable.
So that has now become my aim; to produce designs for the new building that hopefully will create a warm, relaxed & welcoming atmosphere.
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