Closing my eyes, the map I see in my mind of my city has changed. The shapes and details are made of leaves, wood and earth. During 2023, I showed some of my work about green spaces. The exhibitions’ locations […]
Gary Snyder writes of art and performance in relation to ideas of gift exchange (Back on the Fire 2007) and to me this captures the spirit of our Art Lab. This first image shows jam, made by Eve Thomas from […]
This post is mainly about my own arts process intermingled with co-produced pieces, as shown in A Private Land Art Lab. Take a look at Susan Adams for the work she developed. Although I no longer work as an art […]
The final events of our project are close at hand now. If you’re in the Brecon area, do come along and join us!
We are lucky enough to have the mentoring support of artist Mel Brimfield, with one meeting held at the beginning of the project and another to come later. For those not familiar with Mel’s practice, it represents a fabulous cornucopia […]
We are lucky enough to have the mentoring support of artist Mel Brimfield, with one meeting held at the beginning of the project and another to come later. For those not familiar with Mel’s practice, it represents a fabulous cornucopia […]
In mid-March Penny Hallas and I went to Powys Achives in Llandrindod Wells to see some of their extensive archive relating to the Mid-Wales Hospital, Talgarth. Weeks after our visit we are still moved and inspired by the images, reports […]
In mid-March Susan Adams and I went to Powys Achives in Llandrindod Wells to see some of their extensive archive relating to the Mid-Wales Hospital, Talgarth. Weeks after our visit we are still moved and inspired by the images, reports […]
Before our decision to work together on (A)Private Land, we knew the Glenside Hospital Museum housed an fascinating collection mostly relating to the history of mental health care and specifically Glenside Hospital, set within the grounds of the buildings which opened […]
The change in Brighton & Hove City Council’s mowing regime has brought some good results. There’s a report about it on the Council’s website. The project, funded by Natural England, is a pilot scheme conducted at 25 sites around […]
Set up in 2007, Fork and Dig it pass on their knowledge freely. In 2011 they started Brighton’s first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), producing a weekly share of the crop for subscribers. This has evolved into Brighton CSA – […]
Before our decision to work together on A Private Land, we knew the Glenside Hospital Museum housed a fascinating collection mostly relating to the history of mental health care and specifically Glenside Hospital, set within the grounds of the buildings […]
Collaborative research and development project exploring geographical and psychological territories and the nature of the boundaries that may protect and/or restrict.
During the isolation of 2020’s pandemic lockdown, Helena cultivated a beautiful green space on the steps down to her front door. She told me it meant everything to her during that time—a place that she could sit and feel […]
Collaborative research and development project exploring geographical and psychological territories and the nature of the boundaries that may protect and / or restrict.
Art therapists cannot hope to help develop community cure if we only provide services to a select few who have had to go through crisis and medicalisation for the art therapist to pick up the pieces. Early intervention and prevention […]
I went to a climate cafe at ONCA—an arts charity using creative responses to discuss social and environmental justice issues. Climate Cafes are spaces intended to support attendees in working through feelings about the climate crisis. The group made a […]
The community garden next to Wellesbourne Health Clinic in Whitehawk has been growing mainly food since Summer 2022. The clinic prescribes volunteering in the garden to improve wellbeing. Jools took time out from preparing beds for new planting to talk […]
Volunteers, guided by Ranger Jess, cut back brambles and added plants to improve a section of hedgerow on the hill (to include plants that fruit—providing food for birds). The Friends of Waterhall represent the hill and valley, and have worked […]
On Benfield Hill the task was to remove dogwood and wild privet. The slope will be brush-cut and grazed later in the year. The dogwood and wild privet cuttings were bagged up and taken to one of the fire […]
Woodingdean Wilderness Group learned about fruit tree planting and tree care. Working in groups, they were shown what to do by Brighton Permaculture Trust—’In ten years you will have fruit, a lot of fruit’. Two new plum trees, two new […]
The children’s community garden is in one of St Nicholas Church’s green spaces. It is tended by Ruth, one of the volunteer gardeners that care for St Nicholas’ grounds. The garden had been cared for by a teacher from one […]
