Jan 7, 2024
Over the past couple of springs and summers I have spent a lot of time watching tiny sand martins which travel the long journey from Africa to nest in the banks of the River Wharfe near where we live. Sand martins (taxonomic name Riparia riparia) are the smallest...
Jan 6, 2024
“Come forth into the light of things,Let Nature be your teacher.” From The Tables Turned by Wordsworth After spending time at the Wordsworth Museum when planning and installing ‘Breath Water Marks’, we were moved to respond to the work...
Nov 26, 2022
The titles for these mobiles are taken from poems by Ian Duhig.Please click on the poem to see it in full. ‘blurred breath marks’ Light Meter ‘from sun to moon to sun again’ Breathturn ‘a shape in the sand’ Boxing the Compass...
Nov 20, 2022
New work for exhibition at Wordsworth Grasmere until mid-September 2023 (extended and still there, summer 2024). “…At heart, ‘Breath Water Marks’ is a celebration, not only of water’s inspirational beauty, but of water clean...
May 18, 2022
One chapter of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book ‘Gathering Moss’ explores the contribution that sphagnum moss makes to maintaining equilibrium of all kinds. The ability of sphagnum to hold water means that plant material is prevented from fully decomposing, and over...
