Category: Blog
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Bugs and Beetles
Clockwork from top left: spoecilcoris druraei (jewel bug, which isn’t a beetle but a true bug), volinus sticticus (dung beetle), eupholdus bennetti (jewel weevil), and a buprestidae (jewel beetle, of which there over 15, 000 species known – so far! I couldn’t find the exact name for this one though)
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New Creative Spaces
How to begin a new post when I have been absent from this website for so long! Well, I have started by updating how it looks, removing pages and posts, some of which are over 10 years old, and starting afresh – I’ve left a few memories there, so we can look back on my…
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Taking the Outdoors with Me
Dandelion seeds floating through the air like summery snowflakes. Children shouting with excitement as they run, jump, explore, and investigate the outdoors. Muddying knees as they fall, but get up and squeal with delight. Zooming past on scooters and bikes. Playing with bubbles, that glisten as they sun sneaks a peek through the clouds. Butterflies,…
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Tetley Workshop – Leeds Posters
The Tetley currently have two incredibly poignant exhibitions, from Rasheed Araeen and Kannan Arunasalam. Araeen’s ‘For Oluwale‘ presents work marking the 50th anniversary of David Oluwale’s death. Oluwale, a British-Nigerian drowned in the River Aire after being systematically harassed by the police. Arunasalam’s ‘The Tent‘ presents films reflecting on identity and the meaning of loss…
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The View Across the Aire – Six Months in
A little over six months, I have been taking photos of this view across the River Aire, from the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey. I will continue right into summer this year, and look forward to see the whole year pass me by. The everyday, collecting as I walk my with my dog, here I sit and…
