After a Summer of drought, I was wishing for some heavy rain. We had a little, then a little more, and now we’ve got the heavy stuff. As I wrote on instagram, the arrival of the rain relieves some of the tension in my body, hardened and tensed by the wait and the awareness ofContinue reading “After the Rain: Run off and Roadcombing”
Category Archives: Hampshire Avon
A Rivery Mind / Thinking with Bridges
My work ‘out there’ (outside of my home and studio) now quietens for the Summer. I have some lovely one day events and CPD sessions I’m facilitating in August, but apart from that, life can slow down for a bit. When I am doing my work with organisations and communities I need to interpret myContinue reading “A Rivery Mind / Thinking with Bridges”
Sodden
It’s been a while since I’ve been on a Queer River walk, although like the river itself, my Queer Rver research doesn’t stick within the boundaries that I originally used to define it. Instead they evolve as the work progresses, with the words that I use to describe it changing to fit with what I’veContinue reading “Sodden”
The Ripple Effect – Project Film
At the preview of The Ripple Effect exhibition last night at The Young Gallery in Salisbury (open now until 16th December) , we also launched the project film, created by Wessex Archaeology Videographer and Photographer Tom Westhead. The film is around 30 minutes long and tells the story of this two year project through theContinue reading “The Ripple Effect – Project Film”
Where the Avon Meets the Sea
Last week I drove down to Christchurch with my friend and colleague Leigh Chalmers from Wessex Archaeology, with whom I’ve been working on the Ripple Effect project in Salisbury. I’ve been planning on going and seeing where my river (the Salisbury or Hampshire Avon) meets the sea for ages, both to inform my Queer RiverContinue reading “Where the Avon Meets the Sea”
Taking a Spoon for a Walk
Today I took a wooden spoon for a walk, from my home in the Vale of Pewsey, down to the River Avon. The spoon had been used the day before in Salisbury, also by the River Avon, to make tea and coffee for Ripple Effect project participants, and I was keen that it should haveContinue reading “Taking a Spoon for a Walk”
Chalkstream Drawings, from Wiltshire to Norfolk
I was on holiday in North Norfolk last week with my family. While there I learned about the Red Chalk visible in the cliffs at Hunstanton, and the River Hun, a short chalkstream of only 6km that runs from Hunstanton to enter the sea at Holme, just along the coast. Walking from Hunstanton, past OldContinue reading “Chalkstream Drawings, from Wiltshire to Norfolk”
Walking with… Researcher Andy Marks
Last week I went on a walk with Andy Marks, Doctoral Researcher with the University of Edinburgh: ‘Andrew (Andy) is a part-time PhD candidate at the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh. Andy’s doctoral research investigates community-building and activism in response to the environmental crisis, with a particular focus on genderContinue reading “Walking with… Researcher Andy Marks”
The Ripple Effect with Wessex Archaeology
Next month sees me beginning an exciting new river based project in Salisbury with Wessex Archaeology. The Ripple Effect (#RippleEffectSalisbury) links with the Salisbury River Park project, and although not specifically a part of Queer River, will be informed by and inform my ongoing Queer River research. The Salisbury River Park Project responds to theContinue reading “The Ripple Effect with Wessex Archaeology”
Crossing Points – Views from a Bike
It’s been a while since I did much artwork relating to Queer River. I have other river related projects and project plans bubbling away, but recently my mind and my individual artwork have been preoccupied with exploring autism/neurodivergence. Yesterday however,I got my bike fixed, and this morning I’ve been out and about, thinking about howContinue reading “Crossing Points – Views from a Bike”
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