I’ve had a very rich and busy September. Working with groups and individuals in Liverpool with Up Projects, in Somerset with Hauser and Wirth and Spike Island, in Bath with Forest of Imagination, some really rich time in Portsmouth, beginning a ‘walking and talking’ mentoring process with artist Hannah Mae Buckingham. I’ve also started anContinue reading “How do I notice birds?”
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After the Rain: Run off and Roadcombing
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”
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”
Noticing Differently: Rivers, Bodies and Beavers
Over the last year or so I developed a PhD proposal and then applied for a studentship to fund my research. The proposal focuses on my Neuroqueer Ecologies research and applies that to human/beaver relationships, in the re-making of rivers, and within the context of climate and biodiversity crises. Put very simply, Neuroqueer Ecologies isContinue reading “Noticing Differently: Rivers, Bodies and Beavers”
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 Exhibition
Running from Friday 3rd November to Saturday 16th December at The Young Gallery at Salisbury Library, The Ripple Effect exhibition marks the end of this two year creative wellbeing project, with Wessex Archaeology and the Environment Agency, The exhibition will share documentation from project sessions, artwork made by participants, and river-themed activities for exhibition visitors,Continue reading “The Ripple Effect Exhibition”
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”
Breathing in the Mist: Recent River Drawings
The drawing in progress in the featured image is one I made to reflect on the misty day that Gemma Gore and I experienced on our walk at Blashford Lakes, where the air was filled with fine water droplets, reflecting the light and filling the space above the water. I’ve included some other recent drawingsContinue reading “Breathing in the Mist: Recent River Drawings”
Walking with… Artist Gemma Gore
Yesterday I met with Visual Artist Gemma Gore from Southampton. Gemma and I visited the Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, near Ringwood, south of Salisbury and on the edge of the New Forest. The lakes are a legacy of sand and gravel extraction, which continues nearby,Continue reading “Walking with… Artist Gemma Gore”
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”
Queer River 