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“Act upon hope” Commoners Choir Take a look at the first picture – you will be familiar with this by now, as I have used it twice previously this month. I have asked my daughter to adapt it in her own style for this week’s blog. For some reason, it’s has spoken to me in… Continue reading Word of the Year
2020 has been quite a year. As a nation we have not known grief, loneliness and restrictions on our daily lives in most of our living memories. We have felt powerless to stop the many plights on our society: covid-19, climate change, racism and discrimination in all its forms. However, we are powerful, we do… Continue reading Festive Craftivism: spreading gratitude and hope
A guided meditation about the power of creativity for positive change. We explore it as an outlet in difficult times, as a way of connecting with one another and asking for the world we want to see. There is a stilling exercise, some time of silence and some reflections about creativity to ponder. Please do… Continue reading Reflection on creativity
“though indeed the divine is not far from each one of us” (Acts 17v27) Take a look at the first picture. This shows a recent one-off piece that I made as part of an online zoom art and faith group. We were given a story from the Bible, discussed it and then had an hour… Continue reading Daily Grace
“I go among the trees and sit still.All my stirring becomes quiet.” (Wendell Berry) Take a look at the first image. This is a print series that I’m currently working on. I am making thirteen prints for the Celtic Tree Calendar. My intention is to honour trees which live so much longer than we do,… Continue reading Among the trees
“I will not die an unlived life, I will not live in fear of failing or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days” (Dawna Markova) Take a look at the first picture, what do you see? Someone told me that it looked like skeletons within a horizon, which is more accurate than they could… Continue reading Do something
“Have courage and wait” (Northumbrian Community Daily Prayer) Take a look at the first image. This is the text from a book I made based on the Iona Community pilgrimage which takes you on a circular journey around the island. I have shared a version of the second image here before, but this picture shows… Continue reading Love the question
“Pray with open hand, not clenched first” (Jim Cotter) Take a look at the first picture. This is a print about prayer and refers to the bible verse in which prayer is referred to as sweet smelling incense, a subtle yet present reality. What do you think of when you think of prayer? Is it… Continue reading A Bird in the Hand
This Friday (22nd May) is the Global Day of Solidarity. It is a call for everyone to use their creativity to show solidarity with our global community. We, along with many organisations, are encouraging you to do one of the simple actions below and then share it on social media with #StrongerTogether or send a… Continue reading Craftivism for Global Day of Solidarity