I have started an A3 sketchbook to record my ideas and research.
The first page is a bit of a mind map of themes and ideas. This may be added to as I find further ideas I want to explore. This is an initial jotting down of themes, areas and possibilities to kick start my research.
I have added small print outs of lots of photographs in vague themes such as 'marks', 'texture', 'forestry work' and 'palette' etc. These are simply a place to store them to remind me of things I have seen in the forest that interest me and might be work further investigation.
I have also jotted down in initial ideas for presenting some work. I plan to use the interim exhibition as a first chance to see whether my idea of hanging prints together might work. This seems a low risk place to try since I will have to the option of offering a back up option if I cannot get it to work. If I cannot make enough work to hang from the ceiling I may be able to have a much shorter hang from some railings.