Dinefwr Park & Castle Land Art Project

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Pat Bullen-Whatling has been commissioned by the National Trust, Parc Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, to construct a piece of Land Art, a ‘Celtic Circle’, from willow withies sourced directly on the Dinefwr estate.

 

August 14th 2009 - Day One - the withies are cut by Pat and her two sons and the supports for the circle are in. The long task of weaving them into a rugged enough structure to withstand the weather begins.

 

The weather was kinder than expected. Not too hot and the rain, when it came, was light and soon past.

 

Pat worked on regardless while her sons continued to cut wood and bring it to her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradually, despite the weather, the circle began to take shape.  

 

 

The circle becomes stronger and begins to thicken.

 

 

Eventually Pat wove a screen of willow withies to cover the rather ugly, but necessary, supporting frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the day drew on though the skies darkened. Pat worked until long after the park and house had closed for the night and then made her weary way home in the growing gloom.  

 

 

 

But, after a quick meal, she was back out again, this time to work in the Old Laundry, the largest of the three indoor exhibition spaces made available for her by the National Trust.

 

 

 

This is Page One of the story of the piece of land art called the ‘Celtic Circle’. The story continues here . . . on Page Two.

 

 

Please click HERE to proceed to the pages showing the development of the exhibition in the Old Laundry room.