Scrolls; colour and worn cloth

The Hinton House Bed headboard as an object to draw, as a design ingredient is... juicy. It is delicious, it is mouth-watering.

The scrolls are challenging to the dexterity of my hands; they curve and undulate in such an organic way that they seem alive, as if they have been startled momentarily mid-growth. I have pushed, dragged and scratched lines around the page trying to capture the energy of them.

The colour is dense, worn, faded and bruised. The cloth is scuffed in some parts and pressed smooth and naked in others.

Dust has rested in the fibres, and creates false shadows that make it hard to draw.