No. 19 Donna Maria Taylor “Study from an individual stone on the walls of York” 2023 Ink and water-soluble pencil on Fabriano
Artist’s note:
I took about 20 photographs on my Ipad of different stones that attracted my attention in terms of colour/ shape/texture – and then decided back in the studio which one I was going to base the artwork on.
The stone I chose is actually located in the section of the walls between Micklegate and the station area. Actually more or less opposite the train station.”
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FoYW’s note:
Nearly all the stone the city walls are built of is magnesian limestone but it is very variable in appearance. Often it has many parallel lines of weakness or colour variation showing how it was laid down in layers in a shallow sea. Some stones also have a lot of random-seeming cracks which come from later pressures on the rock. While it was becoming stone, soaking with chemical solutions dissolved out holes or cracks which were sometimes left lined with crystal.
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Posted / Updated 16th February 2026 AF
