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Find the Forgotten Henkel with a Meandering book
As part of my MA in Walking Practice, I invited visitors to Lundy to map places they love to walk to. What emerged was a wonderfully creative mix—watercolors, pen and ink sketches, textiles, and even cartoons. Each map told a story, not just of the place but of the experience of finding it. One particularly…
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Writings from The Casbah and The Ugly: Lundy Island
Choosing where to take my typewriter into the Lundy landscape today was a decision shaped by the wind. For several days, the wind has been blowing steadily from the south and southwest. This makes the east side of the island a more sheltered choice for an open-air writing session. My route included two stone buildings,…
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Exploring Art and Nature at South West Point
The photograph of Peter Sharkey and Joe Parker at South West Point inspired reflections on art, recalling Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer above the Sea of Fog and Anthony Gormley’s Daze IV sculpture. The latter, positioned on Lundy, symbolizes a watchful figure over sailors. Daze IV’s temporary presence on Lundy remains a poignant memory.
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Exploring the History of Millcombe Drive’s Gate Posts
Have you ever stopped to consider where the gate posts at the bottom of Millcombe drive have come from? The answer is, that they are thought to be originally the capstone of a chambered tomb. The capstone was cut in two in the late 19 century. This was done to form the gate posts of…
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Connecting with Nature Through Poetry on Lundy
Often on the participatory walks that I lead, we include the reading or writing of poetry especially haikus. This serves as a way of connecting with the landscape. This is not a new concept. Many of the great poets of the 18th century, such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Blake, strode across the landscape writing romantic…
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Exploring Lundy’s Hidden Granite Punchbowl
Although I have been living on Lundy for over three years now and visiting for many more, I have never known of the existence of the granite punchbowl. I knew of Punchbowl valley just West of Pondsbury, but considered it a feature of the terrain. This all changed as when on one of my participatory…
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Representing Lundy at the Created Festival, The Big Sheep
Representing Lundy Island at the Created Festival at The Big Sheep. This is a North Devon craft and art event. It celebrates creativity, landscape, and local makers.
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Lundy Standing Stones: Original Song by Jane Harris
Creation of the “Standing Stones” Song The “Standing Stones” song was born from a walk with Jane Harris of Songways as we walked amongst the standing stones on Lundy Island. During this walk, we read Haikus from a recent Ginko Walk. As we wandered and conversed, we discussed the Haikus and the stones, sparking curiosity…
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Lundy’s Ancient Standing Stones: History and Myth
A song written on Lundy Island by Jane Harris, Ancient Stones emerged from stone walks, listening and the quiet creativity of the island landscape