In search of a stone wall

 The stones in this section of the wall are slightly more irregular in shape and have a more subtle range of colours.

 I really like this pink stone in this section of the wall.

 

 This section has had ivy creeping over it at some time and some of the roots and stems are left behind, which makes for an interesting texture.

 

The moss and lichen on this section are adding some interesting shades of yellow and green to the mix.

I took some rubbings on black tissue paper using a white oil pastel. I feel the first image has by far the strongest lines.

First steps

My first step on the journey towards successful completion of my Distant Stitch Foundation Module! The topic is stone walls and purely by chance (serendipity!) my friend's husband had given me this beautiful model of a dry stone wall - actually made from pieces of Yorkshire stone, just the day before I signed up for the course. That's really not as weird as it might sound - I'd admired a similar model at my friend's house, he'd decided to try his hand at making one and, because I'd raved about it so much, he obviously thought (quite rightly) that I was a suitable recipient for his efforts. It's way too small to make a rubbing of for the module but I had to include a photograph of it to mark the beginning of my journey.