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Thank you so much @hbdrawinguk ! The show has bee

Thank you so much @hbdrawinguk !
The show has been beautifully hung and curated and it's been so lovely showing with you all
@rosalinddrawing @subonfanti @alisoncarlier @alisoncarlier @janine_hall_j9 @harveyaileen @ariannatinullamilesi @sarahpraill @ruthrichmond66 @caragh_savage @mariannelwalker

The #taxoffice drawings are coming back with me to Cardiff tonight.... hopefully showing them there next!!🤞

I'm showing a few of my #taxoffice drawings in thi

I'm showing a few of my #taxoffice drawings in this drawing show in London, organised and curated by the lovely @hbdrawinguk crew. Private view is 3pm-6pm on Saturday 16 Nov, come and join us :) #noformatgallery

The ruins and the trees. The trees are still stan

The ruins and the trees.
The trees are still standing.

The last drawing was from Saturday. I'm away this week so I'm unsure what's happening next. If it's just a case of clearing the remaining rubble from the site, or if there is stuff below ground that needs removing too. These might be the last set of drawings. But they might not be...

Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #cardiff #pencildrawing #colouredpencils #envelopeart

And then all that was left was a ruin. And rubble.

And then all that was left was a ruin.
And rubble.

Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #cardiff

And then the top was gone and the carcass got smal

And then the top was gone and the carcass got smaller and smaller...
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #cardiff #pencildrawing #colouredpencils #drawingoutside #envelopeart

Some pics from the last month- whilst it still has

Some pics from the last month- whilst it still has some semblance to tower! It's been fascinating seeing all the internal structures being revealed and hollowed out.
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #cardiff

Shrinking Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarch

Shrinking
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #pencildrawing #colouredpencils #envelopeart

Going... going... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demol

Going... going...
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #cardiff

Haven't posted for a while- been busy out drawing

Haven't posted for a while- been busy out drawing the old #taxoffice as it disappears. These are from the past few weeks, very little of the distinctive top floor is left now. More drawings and photos to follow...
#demolition #brutalistarchitecture #llanishen #cardiff #pencildrawing #drawingoutside #envelopeart

There's not a lot left- feeling all a bit skeletal

There's not a lot left- feeling all a bit skeletal! Photos in reverse order, oldest last.
Been having lots of chats with people whilst drawing- the building's captured lots of local imagination, I'm not the only one documenting it's demise!
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition

Stripped back to the core internal structure of th

Stripped back to the core internal structure of the tower.
18 floors (and a penthouse).
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture
#demolition #cardiff #pencildrawing #envelopeart #watercolourpencils

Autumn is here.... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #bru

Autumn is here....
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition

Looking kind of lonely... Old #taxoffice #llanishe

Looking kind of lonely...
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #pencildrawing #envelopeart #drawingoutside

And with a tap of the claw..... Old #taxoffice #l

And with a tap of the claw.....
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture

The top has started to come down!! I came out this

The top has started to come down!! I came out this morning to see the crane hacking away (see last shot), and by early afternoon most of the south face had gone.
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition

The old tax office is looking super skinny!! Not l

The old tax office is looking super skinny!! Not long till all the wings will be gone. I had nice chat with a guy out walking his dog who remembers it being built in the 50s. He thinks it should be left how it is now, as a monument...
#taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #drawingoutside #pencildrawing #whitepencil #envelopeart

Always watching... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #bru

Always watching...
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #northcardiff #demolition

Work in progress - North and East elevations, stil

Work in progress - North and East elevations, still coming down. The demolition feels fast to me- but slow to everyone else. I had a lovely chat this morning with an older lady who appreciates the care they are taking with the demolition. She used to work in health care with people who had asbestosis.
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #care #urbanenvironment #pencildrawing #chalk & #charcoaldrawing

Catching a glimpse of the old #taxoffice through t

Catching a glimpse of the old #taxoffice through the trees from the train.
The footage is jerky (apols for any queasiness!) but something about it feels like stepping back in time- a window into a world that was.
#llanishen #trainwindow #brutalistarchitecture #timetravel

Demolition continues... It's interesting seeing th

Demolition continues... It's interesting seeing the internal structure of the building reveal itself- like vertebrae. Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition

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