Street detectorists Project

Smoking pit

Text Rainy Care Tiny Things

Aesthetics of decay, worn-out remnants, decline post-industrial. Beautiful ruins. Fragments of the past.

Text Cloudy Damp Mild Aesthetic Beauty Broken Care Decay Material Past

Strong wexxx

Text Damp Dank Grey Smell

Secondary focus old co-op

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture High Identity Views

Cigarette buts, gum, litter

Text Pouring Rainy Care Tiny Things Waste

It's funny how the street is jammed with parked cars @ 5:30pm

Text 10C Cloudy Dark Funny Pattern Stories Traffic Transport Vehicle

Smell of carpets. Astroturf on sale - does it smell?

Text Cloudy Connection Curiosity Smell Stories

Limestone walling

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Familiar Identity Material Old Past

Extrapersonnel is for rent - so there might be a NEW shop comeing

Text Cloudy Wet Consumption Future New Ownership Potential

Paper, card, soft plastics - I think people missed the bin!

Text Overcast Actions Care Curiosity Material Stories Waste

Tree on roof

Text Cloudy Control Growing High Nature Plantlife Weird

Padlock

Text Pouring Rainy Boundaries Control Ownership Tiny Things

I was asked if I was OK!

Text Rainy Beauty Care Community Connection Conversation Curiosity Friendliness Interacting People Safety

Mortgage - home lenders

Text Cold Homes Ownership People

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

Slow Rick stopping to talk to shop keeper

Text Slight breeze Sunny Community Connection Conversation Familiar Friendliness Interacting Lingering People Speeds

Slowly walking couple - man helping older woman

Text Slight breeze Sunny Actions Care Connection Interacting Kindness People Speeds

You can buy NEW clothes at Nico

Text Cloudy Wet Actions Consumption New

Hoarding knot 18mm

Drawing Text Might rain later Control Craft Pattern Tiny Things

People chatting & saying hi to someone passing in their car

Text Rainy Actions Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting Transport

876 Lounge - Music blasting reggae, smiley man gave me thumbs up: 'you alright?'

Text Slight breeze Sunny Care Community Connection Conversation Curiosity Emotion Expression Friendliness Happiness Interacting Kindness Life People Sounds

Rotten wooden wall

Text Pouring Rainy Broken Care Decay Material

Opening takes advantage of another classic view

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Familiar High Identity Views

Weeds growing on pavement

Text Pouring Rainy Control Growing Nature Plantlife Tiny Things

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

Ferns growing in the drain pipe

Text Cool Overcast Care Control Decay Growing Nature Plantlife

[Drawing - postbox]

Drawing Overcast Care Colour Waste

Things we wish we could tell you

Drawing Text Chilled Evening Future Hiding Imagination Potential Stories

Hair products

Text Cloudy Smell

Surprising survival Little Barrel Pub

Drawing Text Cloudy Care Identity Old Past Surprise Survival

[Drawing - crisp packet]

Drawing Overcast Care Colour Material Waste

What's £5? The Pavement?

Drawing Text Overcast Care Colour Connection Curiosity Funny Material Numbers Stories Waste

Industrial aesthetic functional utilitarian

Text Cloudy Damp Mild Aesthetic Architecture

Lots more trees

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Growing Nature Plantlife

Shopping in groups, families / friends

Drawing Text Drizzly Warm Actions Community Connection Interacting People

Folklore or myths? Myth - that the High Street is just about shops - more homes likely to emerge.

Text Cold Future Homes Imagination Opportunity Ownership People Potential

Damp alley

Text Cloudy Smell Water

Faint waft of scented police man and woman

Text Damp Dank Grey People Smell

Bright square lights

Text Cloudy Damp Mild Aesthetic Light

Abandoned cafe, broken furniture, hanging wires

Text Cool Overcast Broken Decay Ownership Unused Waste

Pizza = not homey

Drawing Text Cold Foggy Food Invitations Views

Exposed brickwork where tiles have fallen off

Text Cool Overcast Architecture Broken Care Decay Material

Children at play

Text Slight breeze Sunny Community Connection Friendliness Happiness Interacting Joy People Play

Not many smiles? People avoiding eye contact but curious as to what I'm doing...

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Curiosity Friendliness Interacting Missing People

Hardly any lighting -> scary

Text Cold Dark Emotion Joy Light Safety

Religion

Drawing Text Cold Foggy Views

Rain washed streets

Text Cloudy Smell Stories Water

[Drawing - bottle cap]

Drawing Overcast Care Colour Waste

Good survivals

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Beauty Identity Survival Views

Pink shirt man in front of pink/red sign

Text Fairy rain Colour People

Cast iron railings lost on south side

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Boundaries Care Identity Material Old

Car exhausts

Text Damp Dank Grey Smell Traffic Transport Vehicle

Cigarette yuk! Saw it coming.

Text Cloudy Emotion Smell Stories

Fairy lights in window

Text Cold Dark Emotion Happiness Invitations Joy Light

[Drawing - rubbish bag]

Drawing Overcast Care Material Waste

["Pretty sure I witnessed a drug deal and shoplift"]

Text Rainy Actions Interacting People Safety Stories

Old cinema - lack of culture - pigeon's world

Text Creatures Culture Decay Old

Motif / sign above G.P. Footwear not seen before

Text Pouring Rainy Architecture Curiosity Hiding High Surprise Tiny Things Unfamiliar

Buddleia and ferns growing in the guttering reaching for the sky

Text Cool Overcast Beauty Care Control Decay Growing High Nature Plantlife

Nico's style - a bit deco!

Drawing Text Cloudy Damp Mild Aesthetic Words

Car exhaust

Text Cloudy Smell Traffic Transport Vehicle

Soft plastic

Drawing Text Overcast Care Material Waste

Fellow detector friendly hello!

Text Pouring Rainy Community Connection Conversation Familiar Friendliness Happiness Interacting Tiny Things

Kid on bike

Text Slight breeze Sunny Lingering People Speeds Transport

Rubbish bags, drink bottles + cans, wooden cable spindle, but tidy'd up in a bucket 'Half-littering'?

Drawing Text Overcast Care Curiosity Material Waste

Graveyard - decaying bodies, amongst ivy, holly, ragwort. Faded flowers, pile of broken stones

Text Cool Overcast Care Decay Growing Material Memory Nature Old Past Plantlife

Old

Text Cloudy Rainy Architecture Old

Some good 18 + 19C facades but in poor condition

Drawing Text Cloudy Aesthetic Architecture Beauty Broken Care Control Decay Identity Old Past Tiredness

Unused little balconies

Text Rainy Architecture Tiny Things Unused

Friendliness outside the pub! copy

Text Rainy Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting People

Tiny broken pipe / water fall, spraying people with water as they walk by

Text Rainy Broken Care Control Interacting Tiny Things Water

Tally - colours of people's tops (no umbrellas)

Count Text Fairy rain Colour People

Smell of clothes on display

Text Cloudy Smell

Shrewsbury Arms mates outside laughing. Work, play after.

Text Slight breeze Sunny Community Connection Emotion Expression Friendliness Funny Happiness Interacting Joy Life People Play Stories

Broken windows blacked out

Text Cool Overcast Boundaries Broken Care Control Decay

Bin - can hardly see the Dudley coat of arms (didn’t notice it before) - dripping ice-cream down the side.

Drawing Map 18C Cloudy Slight breeze Colour Identity Waste

Loss of firm enclosure but still just about maintains the spatial flow

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Broken Change Control Identity Missing Past Views

friendly surveillance of spiders in the top right corner of the lab - be nice!

Drawing Text Chilled Evening Creatures Friendliness Hiding Interacting Kindness Nature Stories

Old and abandoned

Text Cloudy Rainy Old Unused

Beautiful contrast between trees and town

Text Rainy Aesthetic Beauty Contrast Nature Plantlife

Home makers - suppliers of furniture to crisis homes

Text Cold Care Craft Homes Making

Nature thriving through the cracks

Text Rainy Aesthetic Beauty Decay Growing Life Nature Plantlife Tiny Things

Nowhere to sit?

Text Dry Sunny Actions Interacting Lingering Potential Relaxing

[What do you feel?] cold congestion

Text Cold Foggy Emotion Views

Market people chatting under the shelter

Text Rainy Actions Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting People

Fast food (I'm hungry)

Text Damp Dank Grey Emotion Food Smell

All along the High Street active store signs light up

Text Cold Dark Emotion Happiness Invitations Joy Light

Flats above shops

Text Cold Homes Ownership People

Rusty streaks running down the wall

Text Cool Overcast Control Decay Water

Illuminated moon sign. Square coloured windows (Art Deco Aesthetic?)

Drawing Text Cloudy Damp Mild Aesthetic Architecture Colour Light Past

Ladies' perfume

Text Cloudy Smell

Burgers

Text Damp Dank Grey Food Smell

Unused little balconies

Text Rainy Architecture Tiny Things Unused

General wind howl

Text Pouring Rainy Moving Sounds Tiny Things

Infrastructure - cladding falling off?

Text Broken Decay Material

Shop fronts are mostly reds and blues

Map 18C Cloudy Slight breeze Colour Commerce Identity

Friendly intro chat to Lorna!

Text Rainy Actions Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting Invitations Kindness People

Coffee stirrer

Drawing Text Overcast Care Material Waste

Aftershave

Text Cloudy Smell

Faint perfume smell xxx?

Text Damp Dank Grey Smell

Old shop sign

Text Pouring Rainy Decay High Old Words

Layers of rotten board + weeds

Text Cool Overcast Care Control Decay Growing Material Nature Numbers Plantlife Unused Words

Small tree growing next to wall, high up

Text Cool Overcast Care Control Decay Growing High Nature Plantlife

Men standing on grass - connecting with extra space on High Street - relaxing / watching the traffic

Text Drizzly Warm Actions Connection Interacting Lingering People Relaxing Stillness Traffic

Unused shop, spray painted numbers

Text Cool Overcast Decay Material Numbers Unused Words

Dank alley

Text Damp Dank Grey Smell Water

TOO MUCH TRAFFIC! But the street must have vitality without it

Text Cloudy Future Identity Life Potential Traffic Transport Vehicle

Grime streaked windows

Text Cool Overcast Care Decay Material

Together, dad feeding birds

Text Slight breeze Sunny Care Connection Creatures Friendliness Happiness Interacting Kindness Life Nature People

Man with cigarette in a open reach van

Text Damp Dank Grey People Smell Transport Vehicle

Flowers in garden / trees

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Growing Nature Plantlife

MORE WASTE SPACE - waste building materials, timber, pallets, carpets, furniture, glass

Drawing Text Overcast Care Material Stories Unused Waste

Beautiful architecture

Text Rainy Aesthetic Architecture Beauty

Hum of engine + idling cars

Text Pouring Rainy Sounds Tiny Things Traffic Vehicle

Welcoming restaurants

Text Rainy Beauty Boundaries Connection Friendliness Invitations

Colourful bold words

Text Cold Dark Colour Contrast Joy Words

Antibac smell!

Text Pouring Rainy Care Smell Tiny Things

Sash xxxx Cosmetics nice (best smell)

Text Damp Dank Grey Favourite Things Smell

A lady waving to a child

Text Rainy Actions Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting Kindness People

Hear lots of traffic & music from cars "busy"

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Sounds Traffic Transport Vehicle

Beautiful flower display

Text Rainy Aesthetic Beauty Colour Control Growing Nature Plantlife

Smell of baking - smells great together

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Emotion Food Happiness Joy Smell

Time waits for nothing... eco-system / interconnectedness / sonification / patterns / systems / vocalisation / chance / cause & effect

Text Chance Connection Decay Nature Pattern Sounds System Voice

Christmas lights FESTIVE

Text Cold Dark Emotion Happiness Joy Light

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

Fags

Text Cloudy Smell

A great place to linger if it wasn't caged in!!

Text Slight breeze Sunny Boundaries Imagination Invitations Lingering Ownership Potential

'Fast motorbike / loud & fast'

Map 18C Cloudy Slight breeze Sounds Speeds Vehicle

Cast iron railings good survival

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Boundaries Care Identity Material Old Survival

Traffic fumes yuk

Text Cloudy Emotion Smell Stories Traffic

[Drawing - trident]

Drawing Cloudy Rainy Big Things Curiosity Stories Surprise Unfamiliar

[What can you hear?] breeze + meal

Text Cold Foggy Food Moving Nature Views

Damp day in summer

Text Cloudy Smell Stories Water

Why put a multi-storey car park with access from the narrowest street in the town?

Text Cloudy Curiosity Identity Traffic Transport Vehicle

A harmonic and diverse community ["Everyone I spoke to was nice"]

Text Rainy Beauty Care Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting People Safety

Rubble + stone

Drawing Text Overcast Broken Decay Material Old Waste Weathered

Time rebels deep in conversation!

Text Drizzly Warm Community Connection Conversation Interacting Lingering

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

Roller shutters

Text Cloudy Boundaries Identity Invitations Old

Adverts on lit, scrolling billboard - I find them rather cheesy. Consumption is cheesy!

Text 10C Cloudy Dark Consumption Emotion Funny Light Stories

Abundance of flowers welcoming everyone a "great night"!

Drawing Text Chilled Evening Abundance Friendliness Hiding Invitations Nature Plantlife

Gentle flapping of purple bin liner hanging out of bin

Text Slight breeze Sunny Colour Moving Speeds Tiny Things

100 kg very old romae has romd nom rals

Text Cloudy Rainy Old

Gutter drip by cash point

Text Pouring Rainy Control Tiny Things Water

Smell of damp autumn evening everywhere

Text Damp Dank Grey Smell Water

Section loss of firm original enclosure

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Broken Change Control Identity Missing Past Shelter

Fresh air

Text Cloudy Smell

1 bench being used - lots unused?

Text Drizzly Warm Actions Connection Interacting Lingering People Unused

Small slow sway of sign on street

Text Slight breeze Sunny Moving Speeds Tiny Things

Faded, peeling shop signs, grey, blue + red

Text Cool Overcast Care Colour Control Decay Water Words

E-cigarette

Text Cloudy Smell

Empty shop

Text Care Decay Unused

Public ash tray

Drawing Text Overcast Care Material Waste

Interesting design above shops - what is it?

Drawing Text Drizzly Warm Aesthetic Architecture Connection Curiosity

Fag smoke

Text Cloudy Smell

[Drawing]

Drawing Overcast Care Colour Waste

Noisy BMW exhaust

Text Damp Dank Grey Smell Sounds Transport Vehicle

Good details survive

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Beauty Identity Survival Tiny Things Views

[Drawing - plastic bag]

Drawing Overcast Care Material Waste

Green pockets overlooked by passersby?

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Interacting Nature People Unused

Brutalism

Text Cloudy Damp Mild Aesthetic Architecture

Water pouring from broken downpipe

Text Cool Overcast Broken Care Control Decay High Missing Water

Wet grass smell

Text Pouring Rainy Growing Nature Plantlife Tiny Things Water

Tonnes of historic connections! Lord of Dudley Castle -> St Thomas' -> Dudley Priory

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Past People Stories

Paving stones

Drawing Text Drizzly Warm Connection Material Pattern

Only two people sitting on benches at this time

Text Dry Sunny Actions Interacting Lingering People Relaxing

Maybe there are new cars

Text Cloudy Wet New Transport

Friendliness inside the pub!

Text Rainy Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting People

Tiny shrub on top of church

Text Rainy Architecture Growing High Nature Plantlife Tiny Things

'Walking fast & hurriedly'

Map 18C Cloudy Slight breeze Actions Speeds

Till noise from convenience store

Text Pouring Rainy Sounds Tiny Things

Waft of damp grass

Text Cloudy Nature Smell Stories Water

Caritas (charity)

Text Cold Foggy Care Views

Flood Street Archeology

Photo Archaeology Architecture Boundaries Health Memory Other

There are ghosts here so I am told... Exposed, weathered concrete

Text Cool Overcast Architecture Care Decay Exposed Material Past Stories Weathered

A random yellow (!) traffic cone on the pavement

Text 10C Cloudy Dark Colour Funny Surprise Traffic Unfamiliar

Language

Text Pouring Rainy Sounds Tiny Things Voice

The House of God!

Text Cold Homes

New sofa

Text Cloudy Wet Consumption New

Cheap modern infill

Drawing Text Cloudy Aesthetic Architecture Identity New

Smell of baking - smells great together

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Emotion Food Happiness Joy Smell

Tiny acts of random kindness like picking up a dropped pen for someone else

Text Rainy Actions Interacting Kindness People Tiny Things

[What do you notice if you imagine you are a worm / a bird / somebody else?] weed under bench, rusting lamppost, vehicles, business

Text Cold Foggy Decay Growing Hiding Nature Plantlife Shelter Vehicle Views Weathered

Lingered here chatting to the shop keeper!

Text Slight breeze Sunny Community Connection Conversation Familiar Friendliness Interacting Lingering People

Calm, relax, serenity, togetherness

Text Slight breeze Sunny Community Connection Conversation Emotion Friendliness Happiness Interacting Life People Relaxing

Space escapes thro' set back corner splay for traffic sightline has spoilt the street intimacy

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Broken Change Control Identity Missing Past Transport Vehicle

Zoe - visitors economy - fellow detectorist from council

Text Rainy Community Connection Conversation Friendliness Interacting People

All of the shops are connected

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Consumption

Happy playing football

Text Pouring Rainy Actions Happiness Play Tiny Things

Moment of silence - no people / cars (seconds)

Text Pouring Rainy Contrast People Sounds Tiny Things Traffic Transport Vehicle

Smell of a clean Euro-6 bus engine

Text Cloudy Moving Smell Transport Vehicle

Tiny patches of grass under bench

Text Rainy Control Growing Nature Plantlife Tiny Things

YOW AM / DUDLEY Signs

Text Pouring Rainy Broken Care Decay Words

Small graffiti

Drawing Text Might rain later Creativity Pattern Tiny Things

Man xxxxxx with ciggy

Text Damp Dank Grey People Smell

Flats above shops

Text Cold Homes Ownership People

Bank - good principal focus for view down

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Identity Views

Secondary focus old cinema

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture High Identity Old Views

Fountain comes into view

Text Cloudy Identity Surprise Views Water

It’s difficult to see green from plants although then noticed the weeds in the pavement and buildings

Map 18C Cloudy Slight breeze Colour Growing Hiding Nature Plantlife Surprise

Waste of space? Building in decay. Timber, signage, falling apart.

Drawing Text Overcast Architecture Care Connection Decay Material Stories Unused Waste Words

Another e-cig

Text Cloudy Familiar Smell

Loss or original building line enclosure too much horizontality

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Broken Change Control Identity Missing Past Views

'Quick eating pigeon'

Map 18C Cloudy Slight breeze Actions Creatures Food Nature Speeds

Balcony!

Text Pouring Rainy Shelter Tiny Things

Jamaican music - lively (more smiley people in this area?!)

Text Drizzly Warm Connection Emotion Happiness Joy People Sounds

[Drawing - crisp packet]

Drawing Overcast Care Colour Material Waste

Bostin building - Decay of commerce - quality of life.

Text Consumption Decay Life

[Drawing - pepsi logo]

Drawing Overcast Colour Waste

A nice smell I cannot pin down

Text Cloudy Curiosity Smell Stories Unfamiliar

Faded paint on strandboard

Text Cool Overcast Care Colour Control Decay Material

Chaii - escape, light, calm

Text Slight breeze Sunny Emotion Happiness

New barriers

Text Cloudy Wet New

Good granite curbs (but not local stone)

Drawing Text Cloudy Identity Material Unfamiliar

Flap (gentle) of covers on crowd barriers

Text Slight breeze Sunny Moving Speeds Tiny Things

Land lords residents

Text Cold Homes Ownership People

Peeling paint on beautiful old windows

Text Cool Overcast Aesthetic Architecture Beauty Care Control Decay Material Old Past

Activity - people walking up and down the High Street

Text Cold Dark Actions Joy Moving People

Young man in overpowering aftershave

Text Cloudy People Smell

Rotten window frames, cracked plaster

Text Cool Overcast Broken Care Decay Material

Decaying paint / wall above shops

Text Pouring Rainy Care Change Decay High Material

Spill out

Drawing Text Overcast Care Material Moving Waste

Car radio

Text Pouring Rainy Sounds Tiny Things Transport Vehicle

LED lights in window

Text Slight breeze Sunny Speeds

NEW broom at A&M

Text Cloudy Wet Consumption New

Faint smell of barbers

Text Damp Dank Grey Favourite Things Smell

Slooow peeling of cladding on 1st + 2nd storeys of bldg

Text Slight breeze Sunny Architecture Broken High Material Old Speeds

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

Bottle tops

Text Pouring Rainy Care Tiny Things Waste

Pile of bird seed on pavement makes me smile as I know there are signs near here saying don't feed the birds

Text 10C Cloudy Dark Actions Care Control Creatures Emotion Food Funny People Stories

Tiny litter signs

Text Rainy Care Control Tiny Things Words

Broken tile edge

Drawing Text Might rain later Broken Care Decay Material Tiny Things

Barber

Text Cloudy Smell

lack of responsibility - Rubbish / mattress. Door

Text Care Decay

Mossy algae on wall below the windows

Text Cool Overcast Control Decay Growing Nature Plantlife

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Foggy Views

LED lights in window

Text Slight breeze Sunny Speeds

Barbers shop. I like that smell.

Text Cloudy Favourite Things Smell Stories

Girl's perfume

Text Damp Dank Grey People Smell

People chatting / laughing with one another "gossip"

Text Drizzly Warm Community Connection Conversation Emotion Friendliness Happiness Interacting Joy Lingering

I was asked about what I was doing [asked them what they think is beautiful] Old lamp posts giving the town some character

Text Rainy Aesthetic Beauty Care Community Connection Conversation Curiosity Favourite Things Friendliness Identity Interacting Old Past People

Tiny random acts of kindness like picking up blown away posters

Text Rainy Actions Interacting Kindness People Tiny Things

New T-shirt

Text Cloudy Wet Consumption New

Vile aftershave

Text Cloudy Smell

Road - kerb bricks

Drawing Text Pouring Rainy Material Pattern Tiny Things

Land lords residents

Text Cold Homes Ownership People

Woman waiting

Text Slight breeze Sunny Actions Lingering People Speeds Stillness

Baked goods mmm....

Text Cloudy Food Happiness Smell

Rust

Text Pouring Rainy Change Decay Material Tiny Things

Slow car 11, faster car 9, faster van 1

Count Text Slight breeze Sunny Moving Numbers Speeds Traffic Transport Vehicle

Church

Text Cloudy Rainy Architecture Big Things

QR Code William Hill

Drawing Text Might rain later Contrast Technology Tiny Things

[What can you see?] Cars, xmas decor, shops

Text Cold Foggy Traffic Transport Vehicle Views

Lingering can be done outside cafes + shops if chairs are there

Text Slight breeze Sunny Invitations Lingering People Potential

New matress

Text Cloudy Wet Consumption New

Tiny dog yap! woof!

Text Pouring Rainy Creatures Sounds Tiny Things

Up high buddleia + fern waving in gentle breeze

Text Slight breeze Sunny Actions High Moving Nature Plantlife Speeds

Davo Turkish Hairstyles - Laughs, ginger beer, smiles

Text Slight breeze Sunny Community Connection Conversation Emotion Expression Friendliness Funny Happiness Interacting Joy Life Lingering People Sounds

Big old building

Text Cloudy Rainy Architecture Big Things Old

Funny logo vinyl on window for Caspian Pizza

Text 10C Cloudy Dark Funny

Top floor - Represents social decay + the action in response

Text Decay High

Street detectorism drawing

Drawing Cold Dark Colour Contrast Joy Words

What smells I didn't I get - rubbish, old fashioned food shops, dog shit / damp dogs, pub smells

Text Cloudy Connection Curiosity Old Smell Stories Waste

Break light red glow

Text Pouring Rainy Colour Tiny Things Traffic Vehicle

Top Church spire focal point

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture High Identity Views

Peeling layers of paint grey, blue, red, green layers of the past revealing themselves...

Text Cool Overcast Colour Decay Material Memory Old Past

Nature thriving through the cracks

Text Rainy Aesthetic Beauty Decay Growing Life Nature Plantlife Tiny Things

Fag smoke

Text Cloudy Smell

Slow car reversing into bay where I am sitting

Text Slight breeze Sunny Actions Boundaries Care Lingering People Safety Speeds Traffic Transport Vehicle

Limestone kerbs in Vicar St

Drawing Text Cloudy Identity Material

Infrastructure - cladding falling off?

Text Broken Decay Material

Great sculpture

Drawing Text Cloudy Rainy Curiosity Old Surprise Unfamiliar

Alley-waste - glass - furniture - plastic bags

Drawing Text Overcast Broken Care Material Unused Waste

Drains

Text Cloudy Control Smell Waste Water

(*imagining*) two Christmas spirited robins joining in with the festivities of the street, singing along with your Christmas joys.

Drawing Text Chilled Evening Creatures Emotion Friendliness Future Happiness Hiding Imagination Interacting Joy Light Potential Sounds Stories

Trad ground materials + patterns

Drawing Text Cloudy Familiar Identity Material Old Past Pattern

The classic Dudley view up to spire of Top Church

Drawing Text Cloudy Architecture Familiar High Identity Views

Dudley Time Portal

Dudley Time Portal

Project: Street detectorists