David made a Willow Ladder sculpture at Grizedale Forest when he had a three month residency there in 1978 which was a pivotal time for how his work was developing. In 2021 he had an exhibition at Grizedale Forest Centre which recalled the residency and the work he produced and was delighted to find that part of the original Willow Ladder still survives! Inspired by this he decided to use it as subject for one of the stencil prints that he produced later that year to be shown at YSP with Full Circle.