Nice in black and white

I like seeing the design in black and white. It helps to see if it works as a design even without colour.

The final version at 1:500

This is the final design without annotation. I'm quite pleased with it. I think it has flow and is quite dynamic. I can picture it in 3D in my head really easily. The challenge is getting that picture on paper!

First version of my design at 1:500

This was the first draft of my design at 1:500. After feedback I decided the lakes should join together and there should be paths around the lake as well as along the main route through.

Sketches for my Sovereign park 'Wave' design

Moving on .... to Rolling waves

In January I took these shots of the waves at Hove seafront. Inspiration for my rolling 'wave' landforms.

sick child

I really, really wish the universe would cut me some slack. I'm just starting to catch up, do my blogging, get my 1:200 and 1:50 in order after loads of really difficult times. Then tonight my ten year old daughter Evie has come down with a bug. She has a temperature and is feeling sick. Asleep now with a double dose of calpol but my carefully laid hour by hour plans for work time and printing is well and truly scuppered if she doesn't feel well enough to go to school tomorrow. Which she probably wont.

These are the pebble formations I am talking about

Pebble form on Hove seafront.