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Bartlemas Chapel Observation

Taken from Artefact - a website concerning Contemporary Art and Archaeology. I'm making this initial visit to the chapel a
Empathy and the First World War (Part 5)

Empathy and the First World War (Part 5)

The backgrounds of these postcards have become of great interest to me in as far as they help elicit a

Hidden. Ignored. Denied.

In a session today on my MA in Social Sculpture, we considered the following three words: Hidden, Ignored, Denied. What
Junk Shop Photograph

Moments

Following on from the completion of my text map (which I'm thinking of as a map of an individual rather
'Missded' 3

‘Missded’ 3

The latest in a series of works entitled 'Missded'. Photos below show original drawing, tracing and template drawn onto canvas.

Anne Frank’s Tree

With the work I've been doing on trees at the sites of death camps in Poland, I found the following
The Place That's Always There (Trees) 3

The Place That’s Always There (Trees)

A new piece for the exhibition in June.

Lamenting Trees

'Ghastly by day, ghostly by night, the rottenest place on the Somme'. Such was how soldiers described High Wood, one

The Trial of Stephen Hedges 1828 in Morse Code

TranscriptBerkshire Easter Sessions Newbury 1815. H. Stockwell, J. Harper (not in custody,) and S. Hedges of Abingdon, were indicted for
Proxies

Proxies

Following on from my last entry I've been wondering whether an empathetic link between ourselves and those who fought and

Paul Nash Quote

"Here in the back garden of the trenches it is amazingly beautiful - the mud is dried to a pinky
Template making

Cutting and Stitching II

I've made a lot of progress over the last couple of days with video work and with the sticthed map
World War 1 Serviceman

The Keening Landscape

I sometimes think of these images as pieces of theatre. There's the stage on which a man stands wearing his
To Name Him Would Almost Be To Kill Him

To Name Him Would Almost Be To Kill Him

If you visit the Westgate Library in Oxford, and make your way to the second floor, to the centre for
John Gwynn's Survey 1772

John Gwynn’s Survey 1772

Remarkable evidence of those who lived in Oxford around the time the notice appeared in Jackson's Oxford Journal can be
Notebook

Notebook

Every now and then when I'm working on something - a drawing, video, piece of writing - I find a
Empathy/Exchange: 668 grams

Empathy/Exchange: 668 grams

This follows on from my last post - Goethean Observation: Pilgrims of the Wild, 1935. I made this observation after

Stories

In his excellent book, 'The Past is a Foreign Country', David Lowenthal writes:"Among the Swahili, the deceased who remain alive
Hafodyrynys and Surrounds

Hafodyrynys

A few months ago when I interviewed my Grandmother about her childhood, she talked about the mountain around which she'd
Map Work

Map Work

I've almost completed my map of observations made during a number of walks over the past few weeks and am
Lines Drawn in Water

Lines Drawn in Water

The following passage is taken from 'The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot' by Robert Macfarlane. In a chapter on
Trees

Trees

In his book, Trees - Woodlands and Western Civilization, archaeologist Richard Hayman writes:"...the forest provides the setting for chance encounters
The Smell of an English Summer 1916 (Fresh Cut Grass)

Proposing Moments of Pastoral

Through my research on World War I, I've accumulated a large amount of data - postcards, quotes, maps, texts, photographs,
Hafodyrynys and Surrounds

Reading Roads

IntroductionIn Wales in 2008 I walked a path along which my great grandfather had walked every day from his home
Somewhere Between Writing and Trees

Somewhere Between Writing and Trees

Having recently bought and iPad Pro and pencil, I decided to start drawing in a style inspired to some extent

The First Line?

Reading Clive James' Poetry Notebook, I find myself a little better prepared to tackle the task of writing a poem;
A Backdrop to Eternity

A Backdrop to Eternity

Below is a typical, early 20th century studio portrait. The subject - a boy - sits on a prop. Behind
Ghosts of the Church of St. Clement

Ghosts of the Church of St. Clement

The old church of St. Clement, built around 1122 is a principal character in our story. It was described by
Leaf and Shard

Leaf and Shard

Out of a small pile of earth, greyish-brown in colour, a piece of brightly glazed pottery appeared as I scraped
Heavy Water Sleep

Heavy Water Sleep

Continuing from what I was discussing yesterday (see Humument), I decided to make a start on my own 'Humument' by

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