Nature's truths played against themselves, by creating us as the plastic honeybee drawn to the amber nectar of the everlasting blooms. We are one with nature. We are part of nature and nature is part of us. When we sit in nature, we are nourished by its presence and we receive joy in its proximity.… Continue reading Creating Fake Flora.
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Land Driven Architecture
I had an assumption that land was the main driver around all architecture, in built form and the designed landscape. That the place, the physical plain that I was working with, would be the first place that we would find inspiration and define how the design, for whatever was placed upon it, would develop. In… Continue reading Land Driven Architecture
Recessed Space Article
Reading the rocks: Stonehenge, tools, time & memory While visiting the British Museum exhibition The World of Stonehenge, Jeremy Rye wonders about crafted stone and uses it to consider time, shared memory, and our relationship to matter. Looking at the marks on an axe head and landscape stone can help us think about how our ancestors considered their… Continue reading Recessed Space Article
Festival words: Imbolc
"Dedication for growth, for release and expansion." One thing that most people all know about this time of year and therefore associate with the Festival of Imbolc, is that it signifies the start of spring. Without the need of a festival to mark the moment, we are all actively looking for signs that a period… Continue reading Festival words: Imbolc
Festival words: Yule
'Tis the season to feel the depth in ourselves. Every moment of our year, nature and the landscape gifts us the potential and the choice of working with its rhythms and learning more about ourselves as our own being. These moments have often been written about and celebrated or feared. It is the latter that… Continue reading Festival words: Yule
Landscape words: Colour
Does nature book end winter with colour? Who else is noticing the amount of yellow that's come out recently. I am seeing it all around me and it feels glorious to have this autumn colour preceding the dark days. It set me thinking though. I have always associated yellow with spring more than anything. Seeing… Continue reading Landscape words: Colour
Francis Bacon Society
Francis Bacon’s desire to live by truth and by truth alone led to his betrayal. Bacon was a devoted advocate for the seeking of truth no matter the consequences and in all its forms. Not just the seeking of truth but the living of truth. To live by a philosophy that to truly understand the… Continue reading Francis Bacon Society
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