Multi-media artist, tutor, writer and digital media photographer. Making work about the practice and process of Pilgrimage.
Tammie and I found ourselves on a deserted beach at West Wittering, one rather cold and wet day this week. This punctuated orange triangle stood out from the crowd We dried ourselves out and warmed ourselves up in the pub afterwards Then I found this in my bedroom. For other Converge posts, this weeks’ photo…
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I keep seeing frogs. Live ones and even a dead one. Could this mean I’m about to find my Prince Charming? Unlikely. Only the other day I rescued this little beauty that had fallen into a bucket of water. What could be more appropriate as a Halloween animal spirit? As we all know, many a…
Read MoreSigns. 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…
Read MoreInspired 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…
Read MoreExploring 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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreSummer 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…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreDiscovering 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…
Read MoreCommissioned Art Works of Landscapes that hold Special Meanings for Individuals.
200 miles of off road trail riding in the Scottish Borders
How to self-publish books for children - practical tips from Karen Inglis
eco-soul : the ecological imagination
a vision quest for peace
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Horse Trainer, Clinician, & Author
Photography, Printmaking & Travel
