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lock-down
Lockdown has messed with my temporal universe; at first the days stretched out like a piece of elastic, endless hours spent exploring the...
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Shibori workshop
A Winter Shibori workshop using an acorn (Wales,Oct 2019) and an oak leaf (Blackwell, Oct 2019) dye bath combined with an iron modifier -...
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Colour Alchemy @Blackwell
Frozen plant material from Blackwell's formal gardens all gathered in late October: Black eyed Susan, Lace Hydrangea, Sage, Oak leaves,...
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Autumn hues
I'd forgotten how gregarious Autumn can be - the last party before the quiet of winter. Last week I was in Wales and collected acorns and...
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How to Save the World
'How to Save the World' is now in print - the text covers a range of contemporary themes examining: the existence of cultural myths, the...
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We Are Fugitive
August 2019 was spent in a small hamlet in Western France. This was the site for the 'we are fugitive' workshops and it was the perfect...
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Natural Dyes
I've been collecting material from the garden and local lanes to produce a series of natural dyes and stains using ancient techniques and...
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it's a jungle out there
focusing on the wildlife today...
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#Takeaseat
Train of thought: snail shells provide protection, defense and allow for transience, a blackbird's lair, logarithmic spirals... Robert...
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Clootie Cart and Wishing Well a sculptural intervention
The 'clootie' cart is designed to be positioned in places of tension. A clootie is a ribbon or a rag. To tie a clootie is to perform a...