Was intended as an exercise in developing ideas and producing an artwork in the process - a literal piecing together of an object to help me piece together my concept.

I thought I could paint the shards with block colour, icons, words, names and locations then see how they come together.  This seemed like such a good idea at first but the reality was clumsy and I was really more interested in seeing what was written on it originally.  I still quite like the blue acrylic I applied, which helped me with the outer edges and still considering adding lettering to the outside.  Thinking it could work as a commemorative plate (commemorative of 2020?) or have Calton specific phrase/wording - e.g. "England expects that every man shall do his duty."

Could definitely be more explorative with it: abstract sculptural forms, potentially a monument proposal?  But have become fixated on piecing it together as it was before and want to keep going, whether it's relevant to project or not (can be a separate artwork).  Frustrating yet satisfying.

Thought it was one plate but its actually three with a good deal of pieces missing.
It's like instant archaeology - first came across it on the path in September, still there in November.  Noticed there's writing on it.  I wonder why they smashed it.

Could think about the importance of the material, the fact that I found it, that it was broken and now I'm fixing it as best I can.  Trying to piece together my concept/my artwork - how to relate it to WAWWA?  Trying to piece together an image of Calton Hill, or of contemporary Scotland.  Could be a symbolic object to accompany another research-based artwork.

I seem to have moved quite far from site-specific.