Fragments

Well it's been a busy week installing work and taking work to a local commercial gallery.  I haven't had much time to visit the field but look who came to join me when I was drying some of my last finds. A beautiful peacock butterfly landed long enough for me to take this snapshot.  I am still washing and examining more intriguing fragments and doing a bit of research at the same time.  I found an interesting article which discusses why pottery shards were used on arable land.  It seems it was a common practice to improve the soil.  My query is where does all the pottery come from and why is it so diverse?  More research needed I think.  Another problem I am facing is I am not sure if the land is common land or who the owner is.  I have contacted two possibilities at the moment but not having much joy.  I am a bit addicted to collecting the fragments now so don't want to any problems using them for my work.  To anyone who may be reading this I hope you have a lovely weekend and I will catch up with you next week.

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