Because there is so much beauty, and we must do our part and praise it…
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Stories from the green rain woods
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writing
I’ve decided to share a section from a piece of writing that I’m working on, about a stream in the valley here, and about something that happened last June, when it stopped flowing, in a place near to the disused opencast and deep coal mines. Click under the image to go to the page: It […]
In the woods between my house and the park, there is a place under a tree and an overhanging branch covered with ivy, I think of it as a small chamber of listening, because it feels like sounds are brought into the enclosed circle of air, amplified and clarified. One day quite recently, I am […]
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resources of hope
Introducing you, if you don’t know of it, to Nawr Magazine. The latest edition “resources of hope” has much in it of interest, including some of my writing, and has been put together with great care. Enjoy! https://issuu.com/nawrmag/docs/nawr-009-autumn-winter
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more joy series prints
I’m still working on this series of prints, patching them together from my walks in the Gwendraeth Valley – exploring & going towards what feels good. These images of washing lines across my book shelves are where I’m keeping the works in progress as they dry. I’m making the prints themselves at the marvellous Swansea […]
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tiny artists’ books
I want to briefly let you know about an exhibition of tiny books which I worked on with Jen Herzig Smith, held in alittle_spacegallery, a fabulous mobile gallery created and curated by South Wales-based artist TEMMAH. Jen and I envisioned our show in the gallery space as a tiny library, able to be carried around […]
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joy series
I’ve been working on a series of monotype prints (unique prints) since March or April of this year, returning to work on them one morning a week at the print studio. It’s amazing how a series of work can build. One small step and then another. The leaves are from the post industrial sites in […]
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drawing from the other side
i’ve carried on experimenting with monotype prints over the last month. less thinking, more drawing drawing like i cannot see, like i am in a dream drawing from the other side of the mirror of the land more praising more gratitude more joy and more sorrow more honesty more beauty more dancing with the materials
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more monotypes
I’m going to share images of more monotype prints that I’ve been making in the last few days, once more related to the morning walks in the woods. Feeling my way towards a way of communicating something about the experiences. These are made by drawing directly onto the back of paper that has been placed […]
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Afon Goch monotypes
I am gradually building up a series of trials and tests of prints through weekly visits to open access sessions at Swansea Print Workshop. I don’t exactly know where they will go, but as I work I am getting a very good idea of what is possible and impossible, and taking note, as I learn, […]
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