Its 4pm and I'm once again sat looking at my laptop researching coal for my sculpture.There is a plethora of information about coal mining including miners tales of their lives down the pit. It is very interesting to imagine what it must have been like working underground in such conditions but also the feeling of the camaraderie of the miners, the faith and trust they had to have in each other.
I must try to muster up the courage, this will sound silly, but I will have to if I want to see it for myself... Underground!
I have my pit props, wedges and coal but if I want to do the job properly then I shall have to suffer for my art and take the.............. plunge. Very funny!
John ( my previous tutor ) once said he felt slightly panicky on entering the cage, hearing it slam shut before it descended to the bottom of the shaft. I am obviously aware of that thought which does not help.
Thanks John.
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