Category: Walking Artist
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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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Connecting with Nature Through Poetry
Often on the participatory walks that I lead, we include the reading or writing of poetry. 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 poetry. Writing…
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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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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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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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Lundy Island Pilgrimage: Walking Route, Pilgrim Passport and Island Reflection
A guide to the Lundy Island pilgrimage, including walking routes, the pilgrim passport and a slower way of experiencing the island.
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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.