In these concepts I wanted to use a plant more unique and specific to the area the game takes place in - that plant being heather.
During this stage of concepting I used research I was gathering to enhance and expand my ideas on the use of heather; this is where I learned about heather being used for bedding and broom making along with heather being woven into baskets and ropes.
Not knowing about this information beforehand I personally love the idea of the Hob owning a heather broom - this has given me something to add to the Hobs task of sweeping and cleaning away cobwebs in the Inn and if i had more time to work on this project i would add this as a concept piece.
In the Folk Tale ‘The Hob of Runswick Bay’ it was believed that visiting the home of this little goblin would cure you of ailments such as whooping cough; compare this to the popular use of medicinal plants in the 1800s many of the concepts in this part of the development are driven by the idea of the Hob collecting things that catch his eye, that he scrounges for scraps and trinkets to decorate himself with or so he is prepared to collect plants and herbs for later use.
Reference Library:
Below is a collection of images found and saved that inspired and influenced these concepts - my main objective was to search for images of heather, the type of heather that grows on the North Yorkshire Moors, the shape and colour of heather flowers, how branches of heather looked individually or in a bunch and how heather look when it is presented in different ways e.g in a bouquet, a wreath or in nature
My other reference library involved collecting material images of twine and medicine bottles from the 19th Century so I know what sort of shape and label design to use as shapes and sizes varied depending on the ailment.
Research References:
https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/moorland/all-about-heather
https://www.steveniceton.co.uk/north-york-moors-heather-bloom/
https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/wildlife/habitats/moorland/heather-moorlands/
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/besoms-brooms.aspx
https://electricscotland.com/gardening/heather10.htm
https://wovencommunities.org/material/heather/
http://wovencommunities.org/collection/caroline-dear-notes-on-heather-use-in-basket-making/
https://www.bhe.scot/2018/07/28/heather/
http://www.flowersinsweden.com/Callunavulgaris_page.htm
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