Caro Woods

Pointing the Way

Signs. The subject for this weeks WordPress photo challenge. All these photos were taken over the course of my week-long reconnoitre trip up to the Holy island of Lindisfarne during Michaelmas last week. (see also Pilgrim on Horseback for the back story). Click on any of the photos if you wish to read the messages…

Allowing Silence to Speak

By: Caro Woods September 20, 2014

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Inspired by this: It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice…

Layered Textures of a Pilgrimage

By: Caro Woods August 12, 2014August 13, 2014

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Exploring physical textures is a constant theme that runs through my life like a thread that gets woven into every aspect of what I am doing, thinking or creating. Last month that ‘textures thread’ was ‘grown’ in a digital 3D lab to create a collaborative artwork for the The All Makers Now ? Conference exhibition at…

Magnolia Leaves, Copeland China & Lily Pads

By: Caro Woods July 31, 2014August 1, 2014

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By tradition, this time of year is always very busy and this past month has been no exception. Hence no posting. Just thinking about what I have done in that time makes my head spin. With delight. And to spare you the dizziness of adding to your own busy times, I’ve just outlined a few…

Contrast Between Joy and Sadness

By: Caro Woods June 30, 2014July 1, 2014

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Summer Solstice, 21st June, 2014: Walking on Dartmoor. This is the third day of a 4 day pilgrimage across Dartmoor, beginning at the church on the hill, St. Michael de Rupe at Brentor and finishing at the Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton, following the Mary/Michael Line. It is also the Summer Solstice and promises…

A Potpourri of Observations

By: Caro Woods June 13, 2014June 13, 2014

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This weeks photo challenge is ‘extra’. Last week I posted off a package of work for a mixed show in Jersey, in the Channel Island, as a guest artist in Observations with Art in the Frame, at The Harbour Gallery, opening this weekend. I hope the show goes well. So I present a few ‘extras’ for…

A Creative Retreat: Part Two

By: Caro Woods June 8, 2014June 11, 2014

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Room to Grow My intention is to use my time on Bryher (see part one) as a space to make work. That’s fine, but I discover that when it comes to it, I am left wondering, is that what I really want to do? I unpack my boxes of materials, open my sketch books, but when…

A Creative Retreat: Part One

By: Caro Woods May 27, 2014June 6, 2014

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Discovering a visual feast for mind, body and soul. I have found a paradise here on earth! Surprisingly, I have lived in Cornwall for 14 years but this is the first time I have had the opportunity to visit the Isles of Scilly. It’s a first for the dogs too. First time on a big boat…

Healing Chakra Walks on St. Michael’s Mount

By: Caro Woods May 21, 2014April 7, 2015

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For the past few weeks, I have been creating a special Chakra Walk to take place on St. Michael’s Mount, the culmination of the St. Michael’s Way. I offered to run one of these walks in aid of Freedom from Torture, the former medical branch of Amnesty International, with kind permission from the St. Aubyn…

Spriggans of Light: A Pilgrimage from Carn Lês Boel to Come to Good.

By: Caro Woods May 19, 2014June 16, 2014

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About half-way through a recent 6-day pilgrimage, (lead by Richard Dealler of Mary/Michael Pilgrims Way), I learnt a new word. Spriggan. It was used by our overnight camping host and transformational healer, Annie Turner, to describe the sparks of light coming from the fire in the pit, a warm and welcoming focal point for…