FIELD NOTES / CAN / Northern America
Canada
Timber frames & turf envelopes.
START WITH A PLACE
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
At L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, excavated Norse buildings preserve evidence of wood frames enclosed by peat turf. The site offers a precise material reference within Canada’s much wider Indigenous and settler histories.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in grain and rhythm.
Compare the thin structural frame with the depth of its turf enclosure. Draw the doorway as a cut through that thickness.
An editorial observation prompt, grounded in the reference above.
WORKING COLOUR
A palette to begin with.
Five editorial tones for this surface family. Use them as a starting point for a study; they are not measured samples from the site.
Fibre paper#ece9dboklch(0.933 0.019 96.873)
Cut straw#c5b08aoklch(0.766 0.057 82.249)
Forest shade#4d7162oklch(0.517 0.048 166.710)
Thread ochre#bd8453oklch(0.660 0.096 60.682)
Grain ink#283630oklch(0.318 0.021 166.943)