Category: lundy
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Varieties of Daffodils on Lundy Island
If you have been on Lundy in the spring, you would spot a plethora of daffodils. The first to spring up seem to be those at the bottom of the Steps of Doom / LFS steps. Ian, our island carpenter and Millcombe allotment holder, loves flowers and photography. He shared with me some of his…
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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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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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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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Ancient stones
A song written on Lundy Island by Jane Harris, Ancient Stones emerged from stone walks, listening and the quiet creativity of the island landscape
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A Beltane Walk to the Standing Stones of Lundy
Exploring the standing stones of Lundy Island during a Beltane walk focused on ritual, mapping, and embodied sensory experience
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Exploring William Anastasi’s Pocket Drawings: Art in Motion
Discover Pocket Drawings on Lundy Island — a walking-based art project where movement, terrain and the body create drawings shaped by the landscape.
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Exploring Phenomenological Drawing
Lundy Walking – Jane Sharkey Exploring Phenomenological Drawing: A Walk with William Anastasi Whilst researching Artistic Walking pracrtive, I found myself drawn to the work of William Anastasi, particularly his intriguing pocket drawing method. Anastasi’s approach, as mentioned in Mueller (2023), offers a unique way of engaging and connecting with landscape. Embarking on my own…
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The Granite Track on Lundy Island: Walking, Texture and Ground Underfoot
A reflective walk along the Granite Track on Lundy Island, exploring texture, geology and the experience of moving across ground.
