journal

Paths

I took the dog for a walk. Knowing I had plenty of time for it, I decided to rediscover a new path I’d recently found. While rambling, I was smugly surprised how easily I…

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Understor(e)y

A heavy fog hung over us today, obscuring any view into the distance, and on my walk, the tree tops disappeared into the ether. Focused downward, I noticed this hidden world had opened itself…

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Teraphim : legs

Since the last post I’ve wanted to get my hands on some clay. Unfortunately it’s messy, and needs lots of working. So I plumped for the air dry stuff, which is actually horrible to…

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Teraphim

Someone recently directed me to the book, The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant. This book really struck a cord with me – giving the silent, feminine perspective of an ancient time period. Though fictional,…

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The child’s prism

I have this idea that towards adulthood, our understanding of the world crystallises and is ordered and systematised. It becomes increasingly difficult to bridge between these organisational systems or grasp new concepts. A child’s…

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Patina

I recently stepped into a building, back in time. Everything in that place had been made by hand, laboured over, and in spite of having gone through the knocks of life, was well preserved.…

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Virtual reality

When I was a child, I imagined (and I’m sure most children have thought this) that an alternate world existed in the mirror. I used to look along the edges and try to peer…

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