Tag: lundyisland
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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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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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Empty, or Emptied? Walking in a Landscape of Absence
This week, while looking back through old study notes, I came across notes from a lecture on working in isolation. Stephanie Owens gave the lecture at Arts University Plymouth. She responded to her experience as an art student at the beginning of the pandemic. This was a time when isolation became both enforced and strangely…
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Fire and Water
Lundy is located off North Devon, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bristol Channel. Its a rugged and remote Island. Having being fascinated by a documentary that featured Julie Brook’s Fire Stack, I was keen to see if I could create something similar on Lundy. I was intrigued to see how the elements of water…
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Seascape inspired crochet
I wanted an easy crochet project, so I chose this simple granny square pattern and chose the colours from the stylecraft range. The colours were inspired by the seascape and the many colours that the sea presents, on days when I swim off lundy. Living on an island only 3 miles long and half a…
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The soay fleece
My Lundy woven wall hangings contain a mix of the domestic and wild flocks on Lundy. Whilst the domestic animals are sheared, the wild ones molt on the move. I could obtain fleece from other means but i like to source it from its natural habitat. This process of walking and collecting is quite a…
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Sea Thrift, Weaving, and the Wild West Coast of Lundy
Inspired by sea thrift on Lundy Island’s west coast, this blog explores weaving, landscape, and making art shaped by rugged coastal environments
