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‘Mind mapping’ and the contours of an artist’s brain…

Wayfaring Chair: walking, nature and well-being. Well-being; an illusive, mutable and desirable objective for each day.   Mind mapping: a new visual for using contours and labels to investigate routes for my new work. Stillness. The point at which external distraction and noise, filters out of the psyche. Why is it so difficult to maintain…

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Caladar Arts, Artist Residency 2019

February 2019 begins with an exciting adventure into an artist residency at Caladar Arts, Cawdor, Scotland; two blissful months of immersion into creativity and contemporary art in the Scottish Highlands. Culminating in an exhibition, I will be walking, talking and sharing my way through with ‘Way Finder’ walking workshops (details to follow) and using this…

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Wayfaring Geordie…’Found’

I don’t remember when the smell of leaf litter became important in my life. Decomposing leaves improve soil, adding carbon, nitrogen, phospherous and other inorganic compounds as well as helping to maintain moisture and temperature at ground level. On a warm August day, I had the good fortune to go foraging for Blaeberries with a…

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The Wayfaring Knots

Having used traditional rope-making techniques and gathered small quantities of the dominant plant species in each walk carried out, some interesting observations have been yielded in the resulting small scale studies. This gathering and weaving created a deeper understanding of place and the conversations that ensued amongst participants tethered me to a moment frozen in…

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Conversations with myself

‘Conversation Piece’ by Juan Muñoz has been an installation I have visited for many years. There are 22 life size bronze figures that appear to be in deep conversation with themselves and each other; greeting their visitors from both land and sea. Installed at Littlehaven Promenade and Sea Wall South Shields, Muñoz won Spain’s prestigious ‘Premio…

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Influenced

Origin of the word “influence” Late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin influentia inflow, from Latin influere, from in- into + fluere to flow. The word originally had the general sense ‘an influx, flowing matter’, also specifically (in astrology) ‘the flowing in of ethereal fluid (affecting human destiny)’. The sense ‘imperceptible or…

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Little Bird in all her glory.

Just occasionally, something happens in life that is so profound that it strips away the superfluous and reveals the truth behind the stories we tell ourselves on a daily basis. Last night I had the privilege of attending the launch of a book. Marcas Mac an Tuairneir was the author, (Facebook link) Little Bird the poem and Lus…

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