Wigan & Leigh research trip – part 4
FILM-MAKING I developed some of my bolex films of wild flowers with a stew made from Ribwort plantain, based on what I had […]
Residency
Wigan & Leigh research trip – part 3
DISCOVERING MELILOT My first mooring in Wigan was at Scotman’s flash. I hopped off the boat in the golden evening sunshine […]
Wigan & Leigh research trip – part 2
THE BOAT TRIP On Saturday 6th august, I boarded the beautiful boat ‘Woodstock’ at Anderton Marina from Star Narrowboats. […]
Wigan & Leigh research trip – part 1
SEARCHING FOR MELILOT Years ago, I explored printmaking with leaf skeletons I had found on an autumnal walk. I happened […]
Deep Listening Walks
In May 2019, Kathy Hinde invited people to join her on a ‘Deep Listening Walk’ to focus on the hidden sounds of […]
UK-RUSSIA : MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE : BLOG 9
AMBER STATIC EXPERIMENTS & STUDIO WORK Following my discovery about amber and static electricity, (see previous […]
UK-RUSSIA : MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE : BLOG 8
HOUSE OF THE SOVIETS On my first walk around Kaliningrad, Alexei introduced me to the House of the Soviets. An incredible […]
UK-RUSSIA : MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE : BLOG 7
CURONIAN SPIT & RYBACHY ORNITHOLOGICAL STATION A visit to the Curonian spit was a big part of the reason I applied […]
UK-RUSSIA : MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE : BLOG 6
BALTIC AMBER – IT’S ELECTRIC! On my first morning in Kaliningrad, I wandered out to find the flea market which […]
UK-RUSSIA : MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE : BLOG 5
ARRIVAL IN KALININGRAD My arrival in Kaliningrad marked a change in pace compared to Moscow. A quieter, calmer […]
UK-RUSSIA : MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE : BLOG 4
ART GALLERIES & LAST DAYS IN MOSCOW On my last few days in Moscow, I visited some galleries, gave a talk to some […]
UK-RUSSIA : MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE : BLOG 1
INTRODUCTION, ANS & OPTICAL SOUND… I am lucky enough to be in Russia for a month as ‘Musician in […]
Listening to the wind at the silenced rock
SURA MEDURA Residency, Spring 2019 – Blog post : When I arrived in Sri Lanka, I was drawn to the colourful boats at the […]
Woven
SURA MEDURA Residency, Spring 2019 – Blog post : I continued to work with Mangalika, and also spent some time with her […]
Handloom cotton mill
SURA MEDURA Residency, Spring 2019 – Blog post : A day out with Alice, another artist in residence at Sura Medura. We […]
Sinhiraja & Udawalawe
SURA MEDURA Residency, Spring 2019 – Blog post : Four of us on the residency went away for a 2 day trip in search of a […]
Weaving and Nesting
SURA MEDURA Residency, Spring 2019 – Blog post : During our first week we were invited to meet Mangalika, who lives […]
Innovations, Improvisations and Adaptations.
SURA MEDURA Residency, Spring 2019 – Blog post : Innovating, adapting, evolving, responding, repairing, creating, […]