art and trees

‘the reclaiming of the awareness of the world’…with poetry

“The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does.” - Allen Ginsberg I've been caught up lately doing too much work but in odd moments I slip the words 'art and ecology' into search engines for other art forms to get a bit…Read more ‘the reclaiming of the awareness of the world’…with poetry

When is a forest, not a forest? Theresa Nanigian’s ‘Two Souls in One Breast’ exhibition

Sometimes I still am taken surprise by the power of art. Quite a few of you will know that I work quite intensively on a 5 county programme supporting artists of all stripes, http://www.artlinks.ie - it doesn't leave much time to consider my own practice, let alone time to experience the work of others. I…Read more When is a forest, not a forest? Theresa Nanigian’s ‘Two Souls in One Breast’ exhibition

Invitation to an Easter chipping party -you’re invited!

Hi everyone, As you know we had our small spruce wood thinned in January - over 200 trees were felled and that created large piles of branches all around our site. I'm talking piles of organic material about 5 feet high in places! Obviously you can leave some to decay naturally, as seen in my…Read more Invitation to an Easter chipping party -you’re invited!