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All in the mind.

September 18, 2015

 According to Greek mythology Atlas carried the weight of the world as punishment from Zeus. 

The first vertebrae in the spinal column is called C1, Atlas. It holds the weight of the head.

This week, I discovered that I have hurt mine. It made me laugh - I've had a lot on my mind recently.

I made this image to remind me that the aim of thinking should be to find illumination, to shed light. Lightness, not weight.

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Calling in a new way
June 26, 2022
Calling in a new way
June 26, 2022

Ink on paper, 420 x 297mm

May 2022

This is a spell drawing, an incantation, an enchantment, calling in a new way. A handheld collection of wayside medicinal herbs, with Yarrow, Primrose, Daisy, Blackthorn, Dandelion, Nettle, Plantain, Hazel and Cleavers. These all herald Spring and with it new starts, new life and new ways. Calling in new ways to heal ourselves and heal the planet.

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June 26, 2022
in our hands
November 13, 2021
in our hands
November 13, 2021

Ink on paper, 420 x 297mm

June 2021

The mutual flourishing of people, plants and the planet is in our hands. The 17th century botanist, astrologer, physician and herbalist Nicholas Culpepper linked the astronomical rulers and properties of the planets with individual herbs, combining various sources of knowledge to both diagnose and heal. The herbs in this drawing, Cleavers, Comfrey, Nettle and Dog Rose are ruled by the Moon, Saturn, Mars and Venus respectively, and each planet is linked to a specific part of the hand. Each of these planets is read on the palm and fingers, allowing the mutual flourishing of plants, planets and people to literally be held in our hands.

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November 13, 2021
Crabapple
November 13, 2021
Crabapple
November 13, 2021

Ink on paper, 297 x 420mm

07.06.21

Time with Crabapple before the last of the blossoms fell. I love this tree, which lives very near to my home on a small lane where it has lived for at least 100 years. European Crabapple, or Malus sylvestris which translates as Apple of the Forest, is the source all apples, cultivated and wild. The thorns on this branch show that it is truly wild and ancient.

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November 13, 2021
walk #28
October 15, 2020
walk #28
October 15, 2020

Bramble, Elderberry and Rosehip: Immunity community

Ink on paper, 297x420mm

September 2020

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October 15, 2020
walk #27
October 15, 2020
walk #27
October 15, 2020

Chamomile, Rosemary and Marigold: Herbs of the Sun

Ink on paper, 420x297mm

July 2020

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October 15, 2020