growing things; I’ve had the most incredible year growing lettuces so I can have salad all summer from a couple of plants. I’m learning how the seasons work. Te winter seems long here; in London I was not so aware of the seasons. Now, I’ve developed this whole new relationship with nature and dormant time, and the need to do things differently. All these things feed into my thought process by osmosis and make me very conscious of not making things for the sake of making things – my work is so huge.’ Now Myerscough considers the afterlife of her creations before she begins to work – decorated elements are donated to local communities or returned to her for repainting and reuse.
Following an art foundation course at St Martin’s, Myerscough studied a BA in graphic design at St Martin’s (CSM) and then an MA at Te Royal College of Art, but much of her large scale work today bridges disciplinary
Above Morag Myerscough created two site-specific installations at Compton Verney for their ‘Summer of Colour’ events
Right With her love of bright colour clearly on display, Myerscough poses in front of her colourful flags for the Clean Power campaign