Jane Sharkey
A journal of walking, weather and creative living
This journal explores three places and the lives lived between them. North Devon, an Atlantic island of granite, and a house on pilgrim routes in Portugal. It delves into the paths, landscapes, and stories that connect them all. Welcome.
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The Sentinels – Guardians of the Landing Bay, Lundy
The Sentinels of Lundy stand at the edge of Landing Bay. When you arrive on Lundy, they are easy to miss if you’re focused on the steep climb ahead. Two rocks, weathered and still, which rise from the shoreline. Once you notice them, it’s hard not to feel their presence.
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Finding Stillness at the Battery: A Personal Reflection
Sitting at the top of the Battery is a favoured place to sit and find stillness—when the wind is not westerly! The battery is not…
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Swimming Through Time at Baggy Point
Although I live in a wild, remote place, there are still spots on the mainland that offer that same sense of exposure and wildness. One…
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The Sentinels of Lundy: Guardians of the Landing Bay
Discover the Sentinels of Lundy, two striking rock formations in Landing Bay that stand as quiet guardians of the island’s history, landscape, and changing shoreline.
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A Magical Tree on Lundy’s Lower East Path
A Tree that finds you There is a tree on Lundy’s East path, that many people know – even though it isn’t marked on any…
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About Jane
I am a walking artist and maker. I live on Lundy in the Bristol Channel with roots in North Devon. My creative practice is connected to landscape — in walking, making, writing and paying close attention to place. I work across printmaking, craft, collage and textile, drawing on the island’s seasons, tides and granite edges for inspiration.
Life happens not only on Lundy and in North Devon. There is also a house in central Portugal. This house is on the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela and Fátima. This site is the journal of all these worlds, and the journeys between them.