working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Kanro’ / cold … More
Category: WORDS
farmers drain fields 48/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shubun’ / autumn … More
swallows leave 45/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Hakuro’ / white … More
Earth/Mud Flower mandala.
During the recent community action I also had time to make one all of my own! This served a guideline … More
Community Earth/Mud Flower blossoms in Ardfern, Scotland.
Inspired by micro-galleries: Change the World in small and creative ways, I was struck by a very simple idea! And … More
rice ripens 42/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shosho’ / manageable … More
cotton flowers bloom 40/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shosho’ / manageable … More
thick fog descends 39/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘RisshO’ / beginning … More
evening cicadas sing 38/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘RisshO’ / beginning … More
#100dayssquiggle journey is complete!
CLICK ON FIRST IMAGE TO SCROLL THROUGH THEM, BIGGER AND WITH TITLES….. 100 squiggles. 100 days. Each day I’d do … More
earth is damp, air is humid 35/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Taisho’/ greater heat, … More
paulownia trees produce seeds 34/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Taisho’/ greater heat, … More
hawks learn to fly 33/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shosho’/ lesser heat, … More
first lotus blossoms 32/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shosho’/ lesser heat, … More
warm winds blow 31/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shosho’/ lesser heat, … More
crow-dipper sprouts 30/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Geshi’/ summer solstice, … More
irises bloom 29/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Geshi’/ summer solstice, … More
self-heal withers 28/72
working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Geshi’/ summer solstice, … More
plums turn yellow 27/72
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Boshu’/ . Grain … More
rotten grass becomes fireflies 26/72
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Boshu’/ . Grain … More
praying mantis hatch 25/74
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Boshu’/ . Grain … More
wheat ripens and is harvested 24/74
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shoman’/ Lesser Ripening. … More
safflowers bloom 23/72
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shoman’/ Lesser Ripening. … More
silkworms start feasting on the mulberry leaves 22/72
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shoman’/ Lesser Ripening. … More
bamboo shoots sprout 21/72
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Rikka’/ Beginning of … More
Mind the Gap. 8th May 2019.
frogs start singing (19/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Rikka’/ Beginning of … More
peonies bloom (18/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Kokuu’/ Grain Rains. … More
last frost, rice seedlings grow (17/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Kokuu’/ Grain Rains. … More
first reeds sprout (16/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Kokuu’/ Grain Rains. … More
first rainbows (15/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Seimei’/ Pure and … More
wild geese fly north (14/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Seimei’/ Pure and … More
swallows return (13/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Seimei’/ Pure and … More
distant thunder (12/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shobun’/ Spring Equinox … More
Turning it all around….
Today there has been a biting East wind which is our most unusual direction. I could feel it coming across … More
first cherry blossoms (11/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shobun’/ Spring Equinox … More
sparrows start to nest (10/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Shobun’/ Spring Equinox … More
Rolling Om: Drum Song.
Let me see now…just how to tell this story.? I have been waiting to have the time to craft this … More
caterpillars become butterflies (9/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Kelchitsu’/Insects awaken 6th … More
hibernating insects emerge (7/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ‘Kelchitsu’/Insects awaken 6th … More
mists start to linger (5/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Japanese season called ”Usul’/Rainwater 19th February … More
rain moistens the soil (4/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) I was intrigued to find out … More
fish swim upstream (3/72)
(working as part of a ‘Japanese 72 season micro-climate’ artist collaborative initiative within Treesisters) Never have I felt like I … More
A curious thought.
Had a curious thought yesterday. “Perhaps a creator has only just woken up to our existence. And as we are … More
Out of the box.
How I love the innocence of simply not doing.Limiting my movement and consumption. Beginning to see the accumulating house dust … More
DAY 7: THE WEB OF LIFE
(Participating in 7 Days of Rest and Reflection as a Heartist! ) The wind came today. From the North. Cold … More
DAY 6: BIODIVERSITY
(Participating in 7 Days of Rest and Reflection as a Heartist!) DAY 6: BIODIVERSITY Truth is I struggle with these … More
DAY 5: CLIMATE.
Grey skies again, still, but strangely soft and warmer today though. ‘A good day’ said a doomsday neighbour. (the unspoken … More
DAY 4 : AIR
(Participating in 7 Days of Rest and … More
DAY 3: FIRE
(Participating in 7 Days of Rest and Reflection as a Heartist!) I woke up hearing…. ‘with tongues of Fire…burning my … More
DAY 2 : WATER
DAY 2 : WATER Steely grey skies today. Everyone sleeping late again. Drank a pint of sweet, cold, spring water … More
Day 1 : EARTH
As part of the 7 Days of Rest and Reflection It was all planned. Each day between the 1st and … More
Earth Fat.
“I was working with used machine oil. Looking for ways to recycle it as art. To honour it’s source, celebrate … More
Bear Longing.
Well, this came fast and furious. Inspired by a guided meditation as part of my beloved Treesisters and this image … More
Lichen Dragon’s Head.
Lichen Dragons Song. Today I surrender to the mist. I busy my hands with the weaving of willow, ash whips … More
‘Numbers’ written in support of Extinction Rebellion, November 2018.
THIS. At last. A younger, more energetic, less ‘responsible-for-others’ me is jumping in my taxi, painting banners, writing songs, sewing … More
The Lightning Swan.
For some reason power of Swan is back in my life big time.! I keep seeing swans everywhere, popping up … More
‘Nommo Dreaming’ or ‘On the Pad’
I read a book that shouted ‘Dogon’ and I followed that call. Lit up with a passion I cannot explain … More
Toroidal (artden) Play.
Trying, or rather, not trying!, to loosen up my thinking and letting my mind enter the cosmic whirls of time … More
‘Crowe’.
CROWE With knees around her shoulders With her toes, she sits and grapples, swaying on the narrow beam. Planted, waiting. … More
Dark Pooling.
Rushing, swirling, frothing Dark pooling forced into brilliance by necks of rock Fumbling, clumsy, seeking connection with my companion. How … More
Weaving it all together. January 2018.
This is a bit of an experiment. With so many branches of self expression going on in my multidimensional creative … More
Gaiantesses. Who is watching who?
Gaiantess Sometimes when I wander does the earth look back at me? Through a cloud, or blades and leaves, Or … More
Everything Now Says Nothing. ENSO.
Everything now says nothing. Enso. Enso it goes on. EN -in….SO-out. Beginning and ending. Birthing and Dying. Each moment unique … More
It really is not nothing.
My eyes tried to follow you, Until I was dizzy with turning. Cadences of expert flight. Weaving and flipping. Spinning … More
Quote on imagination in meditation.
“Imagination can become as active in meditation as it is in dream sleep. Sometimes the mere vividness of the experience … More
Doodling on screens. Digging.
Had a lot of fun this morning, learning very fast how get effects with a sketch app in my tablet! … More
My jester.
I have always identified with the jester. A kind of accidental quester. A fuddley, ‘no-fit’, kind of fool, Who, … More
Lightly child, lightly. Aldous Huxley quote.
“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly … More
Valentine’s day. February 14th 2017.
Today is just a day Like any other day. A day to say, “I love you anyway”. ❤
Another quote from ‘The Transformation’ by George Leonard.
“The time has surely come for our leaders to apply all they know about structure and discipline and focused … More
Keeping the Earth Songs alive….
What holds me.
I do not experience nothingness. I do not experience a void. Whatever it is it supports me. I float. … More
In meditation. 1.
Trembling.trembling. Only, somehow, rotating endlessly. Tin can can-can. Foundless concerns. A window half open. To a featureless grey. Expansive as … More
‘A music of Transformation is rising.’ George B. Leonard.
Just came across this in the modestly (!) titled “The Transformation: A Guide to the Inevitable Changes in Humankind” by George … More
Absolute Totality.Rodney P. Devenish.
“Intuitive insight is born out of inquiry. It is here that meaningful ‘questioning’ has to be raised. The nature … More
Flashes of brilliance.
A vast landscape captured in the whitest lightest, Faster than my human eye, Every thing illuminated. Searing my retina … More
I land.
I land. You land. We land too. Two land, three land, our lands to me land. by Kat … More
Last stanza of ‘Relevant Nonsense’.
This little, rhythmical section was the culmination of my first performance poetry work ‘Relevant Nonsense’, devised and performed in … More
A Jewel.
In one life so much of magik weaving, In all time like a jewel. So many jewel-like lives embedded … More
Like an awakening.
Like an awakening. It is happening very fast, much faster than expected. Sometimes too fast, the need to keep grounded … More
