The Ash Circle
Today’s project was to make the steel band that will from the ash cirlce; it will be placed on the chancel steps at the East-end as a counterpoint to the melting ice in the west tower of the building.
The circle is 64 inches in diameter – my height and will hold a 2 inch depth of wood ash – a material that I use a lot in my work. It is a pale, fragile and beautiful material that for me holds an immense weight of meaning. Here, I use it as the symbol of the ancient hearth – home. It will form the focus for story, music and poetry on Saturday evening.
During the installation participants will be invited to place hand-made beeswax lights into the ash – which as they burn will transform it; in an equivalent manner to the melting ice transforming the steel bowls.
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