Pen and Ink
'The Shipping Forecast'
'The Shipping Forecast'
Ink and coloured pencils
50cm x 40cm
The Shipping Forecast on BBC World Service is such an iconic and treasured part of British-ness and I felt I wanted to document it in some way. I have made two versions- this one with the countries coloured in with the relevant flag, and the second one with the landmasses in green, which gives the shipping areas more focus. I had no idea how uniquely British this is, until an American friend told me that he had no idea what our 'shipping forecast' was.
Artist: Helen Stanfield