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Come on a tour of my exhibition and the imaginal field exhibition they are on until this Saturday 29th March #exhibition @peterboroughmuseum

Come on a tour of my exhibition and the imaginal field exhibition they are on until this Saturday 29th March #exhibition @peterboroughmuseum

Spring equinox on the land, dancing and drumming where cosmic lama brought their musical genius and so many different instruments. We gathered together with fire and rhythm. The clouds cleared and the stars came out to play. It was a unique evening I will never forget.

Spring equinox on the land, dancing and drumming where cosmic lama brought their musical genius and so many different instruments. We gathered together with fire and rhythm. The clouds cleared and the stars came out to play. It was a unique evening I will never forget.

Hail and rainbows, beautiful sunrise this morning after a beautiful evening with incredible souls, the beings of the field are speaking and my heart is full of love for this land.

Hail and rainbows, beautiful sunrise this morning after a beautiful evening with incredible souls, the beings of the field are speaking and my heart is full of love for this land.

I’m currently busy making some pieces for a feature wall in @nicola.oakey.garden.design Chelsea show garden this year. It’s for @songbirdsurvival and I think you might guess how important songbirds are to me. The garden has a wonderful message to share about birds and the habitats they need to not only survive but thrive. Follow progress over the next few weeks in the lead up to the show. Last week we had filming by @matt_gwell for @project.giving.back it was glorious sunshine then unlike the cold blow that currently joining me today, spring is definitely springing though 🌿🌱😀

I’m currently busy making some pieces for a feature wall in @nicola.oakey.garden.design Chelsea show garden this year. It’s for @songbirdsurvival and I think you might guess how important songbirds are to me. The garden has a wonderful message to share about birds and the habitats they need to not only survive but thrive. Follow progress over the next few weeks in the lead up to the show. Last week we had filming by @matt_gwell for @project.giving.back it was glorious sunshine then unlike the cold blow that currently joining me today, spring is definitely springing though 🌿🌱😀

Hello we are holding a truth mandala at @neneparkpboro on 22nd March here I talk about the workshop, based on the work that reconnects by Joanna macy and molly Brown, it’s an incredibly powerful way to gather together express how we feel about what’s happening in the world, environment, climate, our lives and move through into some agency and joy. There will be a walk in nature, the truth mandala and then a vegan organic soup to finish. Hope you can join us. 🌿🙏#truthmandala #theworkthatreconnects @2soulflow

Hello we are holding a truth mandala at @neneparkpboro on 22nd March here I talk about the workshop, based on the work that reconnects by Joanna macy and molly Brown, it’s an incredibly powerful way to gather together express how we feel about what’s happening in the world, environment, climate, our lives and move through into some agency and joy. There will be a walk in nature, the truth mandala and then a vegan organic soup to finish. Hope you can join us. 🌿🙏#truthmandala #theworkthatreconnects @2soulflow

New pieces made and delivered in the pouring rain to @utopiatheunexpectedgallery a wonderful gallery in Holt #norfolk it was great to be welcomed in out of the rain with my wares. Exhibition opens Saturday #blackbirds #wrens #bees #songthrush

New pieces made and delivered in the pouring rain to @utopiatheunexpectedgallery a wonderful gallery in Holt #norfolk it was great to be welcomed in out of the rain with my wares. Exhibition opens Saturday #blackbirds #wrens #bees #songthrush

We are holding a tea ceremony in the Imaginal field exhibition space this Saturday. It will be a beautiful soft way to connect with a plant in ceremony, tea meditation. Please arrive before 2pm so we can begin at 2 🙏🌿

We are holding a tea ceremony in the Imaginal field exhibition space this Saturday. It will be a beautiful soft way to connect with a plant in ceremony, tea meditation. Please arrive before 2pm so we can begin at 2 🙏🌿

I have a confession to make, it’s only taken me 48 years to soak some dried chickpeas and cook them myself 🙊and they were so delicious I’ve done it again. This leads me to the idea of convenience and food. I love having a relationship with my food like the sourdough bread I make and the kefir gains I’ve adopted oh and the sprouting seeds on my windowsill, all these things take time but it’s generally they take their own time and not much of my time. We’ve been eating organic for just over two weeks now. And honestly it tastes so good, it feels precious like food that nourishes should. Processed foods are out, whole foods are in and on my plate. I’m feeling healthier already and I’m looking forward to seeing what the long term benefits are. I don’t know why it took us so long, I guess I thought there wouldn’t be much choice and it would cost a fortune. (There is and it doesn’t )it’s a no brainer really when you think about it. We’re actually saving money on food, about £100 a week another confessional, all those pop to shop moments or eating out because we can, add up over a month. We’ve gone with Abel & Cole and are delighted with the service and quality, it also means virtually no plastic coming into the house. Peter the driver takes the boxes and refill containers away. And what an array of delicious food to choose from. It feels wonderful to wave goodbye to the supermarkets, with their peddling plastic ways and processed junk and choosing to put my pounds to the organic and regenerative farmers and to my health. @abelandcole #slowfood #sprouting #kefir #healthyfood #organic #regenerativeagriculture #balance

I have a confession to make, it’s only taken me 48 years to soak some dried chickpeas and cook them myself 🙊and they were so delicious I’ve done it again. This leads me to the idea of convenience and food. I love having a relationship with my food like the sourdough bread I make and the kefir gains I’ve adopted oh and the sprouting seeds on my windowsill, all these things take time but it’s generally they take their own time and not much of my time. We’ve been eating organic for just over two weeks now. And honestly it tastes so good, it feels precious like food that nourishes should. Processed foods are out, whole foods are in and on my plate. I’m feeling healthier already and I’m looking forward to seeing what the long term benefits are. I don’t know why it took us so long, I guess I thought there wouldn’t be much choice and it would cost a fortune. (There is and it doesn’t )it’s a no brainer really when you think about it. We’re actually saving money on food, about £100 a week another confessional, all those pop to shop moments or eating out because we can, add up over a month. We’ve gone with Abel & Cole and are delighted with the service and quality, it also means virtually no plastic coming into the house. Peter the driver takes the boxes and refill containers away. And what an array of delicious food to choose from. It feels wonderful to wave goodbye to the supermarkets, with their peddling plastic ways and processed junk and choosing to put my pounds to the organic and regenerative farmers and to my health. @abelandcole #slowfood #sprouting #kefir #healthyfood #organic #regenerativeagriculture #balance

Yesterday we held a council of all beings, @peterboroughmuseum #theimaginalfield. And what a powerful experience. Based on the incredible work of Joanna Macy and the work that reconnects. We discovered our beings and came together in council to discuss our concerns for the environment, it turned out the two legged creatures called humans have been causing the other beings great concern, extinction, sadness and so much more. Some humans came to listen to the plight of Robin, barnowl, orca, crow, raven, buzzard, wheat, magpie, zebra, mermaid, cow, spider, chaffinch and tree snake. There were tears of sadness when Robin told us she is worried for her babies future. And grief when orca told of his garden being filled with rubbish. And hope when cow told them how she is ancient and strong and so are they. There was hope and joy too. It’s hard to express the journey when we are allowed to feel the phases of emotions and come out smiling and laughing at the end. The masks everyone made were amazing too. It was fun to see the characters emerge. Please go to www.theworkthatrecconects.com to find out more and maybe run your own council

Yesterday we held a council of all beings, @peterboroughmuseum #theimaginalfield. And what a powerful experience. Based on the incredible work of Joanna Macy and the work that reconnects. We discovered our beings and came together in council to discuss our concerns for the environment, it turned out the two legged creatures called humans have been causing the other beings great concern, extinction, sadness and so much more. Some humans came to listen to the plight of Robin, barnowl, orca, crow, raven, buzzard, wheat, magpie, zebra, mermaid, cow, spider, chaffinch and tree snake. There were tears of sadness when Robin told us she is worried for her babies future. And grief when orca told of his garden being filled with rubbish. And hope when cow told them how she is ancient and strong and so are they. There was hope and joy too. It’s hard to express the journey when we are allowed to feel the phases of emotions and come out smiling and laughing at the end. The masks everyone made were amazing too. It was fun to see the characters emerge. Please go to www.theworkthatrecconects.com to find out more and maybe run your own council

25th January 11-3.30pm at @peterboroughmuseum we will be holding a “council of all beings” based on the work that reconnects by Joanna Macy, we will gather together to find our other than human being, get creative making a mask to represent our new self and come together in circle to speak. This is a free event and a wonderfully powerful way to open to the viewpoints of other beings. please go to www.soul2flow.co.uk to book your place. We extend our sense of identity in the Council of All Beings where, after finding an ally in the natural world and making a mask to represent that ally, we discover that we can indeed give voice to the voiceless ones. In Council, we lend our voices to the animals and plants and features of the landscape and are shocked at the very different view of the world that emerges from their dialogue. Creative suggestions for human actions emerge and we invoke the powers and knowledge of these other life-forms to empower us in our lives. @2soulflow @workthatreconnects

25th January 11-3.30pm at @peterboroughmuseum we will be holding a “council of all beings” based on the work that reconnects by Joanna Macy, we will gather together to find our other than human being, get creative making a mask to represent our new self and come together in circle to speak. This is a free event and a wonderfully powerful way to open to the viewpoints of other beings. please go to www.soul2flow.co.uk to book your place. We extend our sense of identity in the Council of All Beings where, after finding an ally in the natural world and making a mask to represent that ally, we discover that we can indeed give voice to the voiceless ones. In Council, we lend our voices to the animals and plants and features of the landscape and are shocked at the very different view of the world that emerges from their dialogue. Creative suggestions for human actions emerge and we invoke the powers and knowledge of these other life-forms to empower us in our lives. @2soulflow @workthatreconnects

It’s very exciting to collect the applications up for the Imaginal field local artist residencies. We are blown away with the quality and imaginative responses. It’s going to be a tough job choosing just two. Thankyou so much to all our applicants we will be in touch shortly #opencall #artistresidency #imaginalfield @2soulflow

It’s very exciting to collect the applications up for the Imaginal field local artist residencies. We are blown away with the quality and imaginative responses. It’s going to be a tough job choosing just two. Thankyou so much to all our applicants we will be in touch shortly #opencall #artistresidency #imaginalfield @2soulflow

Christmas Eve swim in Lake District glenridding beck very fresh and invigorating way to start Christmas, Karen got a underwater camera, unlike me with a new toy she read every page of the manual and knows how to use it 🤓

Christmas Eve swim in Lake District glenridding beck very fresh and invigorating way to start Christmas, Karen got a underwater camera, unlike me with a new toy she read every page of the manual and knows how to use it 🤓

The second room of my exhibition #journeyswithnature come take a look the exhibition runs until 29th March

The second room of my exhibition #journeyswithnature come take a look the exhibition runs until 29th March

We’re so excited to put this out there, there are going to be lots of ways to get involved with the Imaginal field next year. And here’s an invite to 2 local artists to take part in residences on site. There’s more info on the website soul2flow.co.uk and if you want more information about the Imaginal field there’s an exhibition on at Peterborough museum until 29th March . #opencallforartists #opencall #opportunity #imaginalfield #artistresidency @2soulflow

We’re so excited to put this out there, there are going to be lots of ways to get involved with the Imaginal field next year. And here’s an invite to 2 local artists to take part in residences on site. There’s more info on the website soul2flow.co.uk and if you want more information about the Imaginal field there’s an exhibition on at Peterborough museum until 29th March . #opencallforartists #opencall #opportunity #imaginalfield #artistresidency @2soulflow

#festivedoodah this weekend @denisebrownceramics 10-6pm Saturday 10-4pm Sunday, go to Eastrea village to avoid roadworks, come and have natter and a mince pie #christmasshopping #beautifulthings @anniebellamyart @frogmosaics @thespeculatingrook @janlizbates @kathrynparsonsartist @carryakroyd @katherinewinfreyceramics

#festivedoodah this weekend @denisebrownceramics 10-6pm Saturday 10-4pm Sunday, go to Eastrea village to avoid roadworks, come and have natter and a mince pie #christmasshopping #beautifulthings @anniebellamyart @frogmosaics @thespeculatingrook @janlizbates @kathrynparsonsartist @carryakroyd @katherinewinfreyceramics

From visiting @cubotanicgarden Cambridge botanical gardens to look at the collection with Sally, drawing the cacti and pitcher plants, to making the steel lantern structures and then, pierce hire fitting the lights so that Eden and I could apply the paper ready for showtime in the beautiful setting #winterlights #lanterns #cambridgebotaniclights #sculpture

From visiting @cubotanicgarden Cambridge botanical gardens to look at the collection with Sally, drawing the cacti and pitcher plants, to making the steel lantern structures and then, pierce hire fitting the lights so that Eden and I could apply the paper ready for showtime in the beautiful setting #winterlights #lanterns #cambridgebotaniclights #sculpture

Busy getting ready for #festivedoodah on the 7th and 8th dec @denisebrownceramics lovely studio, it will be transformed by the super talented and creative bunch of artists involved. Check out their instagram below . This is a unique and special opportunity to buy some gifts for your loved ones, from the artists, have a chat, get festive and have a lovely shopping experience. Hope to see you there. I’ve got new cards and giclee prints ready too , I will endeavour to get them on my website asap, but pls DM me if you want to know more or want to buy one. Thanks x #cards #giclee #print #decorations @carryakroyd @janlizbates @anniebellamyart @kathrynparsonsartist @katherinewinfreyceramics @frogmosaics @thespeculatingrook

Busy getting ready for #festivedoodah on the 7th and 8th dec @denisebrownceramics lovely studio, it will be transformed by the super talented and creative bunch of artists involved. Check out their instagram below . This is a unique and special opportunity to buy some gifts for your loved ones, from the artists, have a chat, get festive and have a lovely shopping experience. Hope to see you there. I’ve got new cards and giclee prints ready too , I will endeavour to get them on my website asap, but pls DM me if you want to know more or want to buy one. Thanks x #cards #giclee #print #decorations @carryakroyd @janlizbates @anniebellamyart @kathrynparsonsartist @katherinewinfreyceramics @frogmosaics @thespeculatingrook

A little walk through part of the exhibition, I’m mainly known for my metalwork and I will never stop exploring and learning from this incredible material, but I’m also a painter and oils are king. Having an exhibition to work towards has given me such a wonderful opportunity to explore and express the new journeys I’ve been on in recent years. #metalart #sculpture #painting @peterboroughmuseum @artgallery @soloshow #themesonnature #cortensteel #journeyswithnature

A little walk through part of the exhibition, I’m mainly known for my metalwork and I will never stop exploring and learning from this incredible material, but I’m also a painter and oils are king. Having an exhibition to work towards has given me such a wonderful opportunity to explore and express the new journeys I’ve been on in recent years. #metalart #sculpture #painting @peterboroughmuseum @artgallery @soloshow #themesonnature #cortensteel #journeyswithnature

Glorious sunshine in Horncastle today as we installed the final flyway for @transportedart @eastmerciart . It’s a corten steel dragonfly depicting wild flowers in its wings. So happy to see it in situ and with the silver birch behind #flyway #dragonfly #sculpture #corten #publicart

Glorious sunshine in Horncastle today as we installed the final flyway for @transportedart @eastmerciart . It’s a corten steel dragonfly depicting wild flowers in its wings. So happy to see it in situ and with the silver birch behind #flyway #dragonfly #sculpture #corten #publicart

The swan has been a powerful symbol in my dreams and in my work. This is based on a journey I went on with deer and swan. When I go on a journey like this one, I often die in some way and am reborn new. It’s an incredible experience and brings many gifts. “As I left the cave deer was walking beside me we stood in the dusk and faced each other we sort of passed through each other and merged it was a very loving feeling , bonding us together. Then I asked if I could put deer into my heart and they agreed I scooped them up and put them in loving them . Then we were running bouncing leaping through the forest it’s dark now and the stars are shining thru the trees we stop at a pool and drink from it, I am in deer and feel the sensation of lapping the cool fresh nourishing water. Then deer tell me to get into The pool as I go under the water fill my lungs and I stop breathing I am dead I gradually dissolve into the water and become still water the last thing is my hair which slowly drifts out in a fan. I am water for some time and then enshrined as a swan, my wings outstretched radiant pure white and powerful, a rainbow arch of aquamarine crystal above me rains down crystals of beautiful healing over me.” #journey #shamanicjourney #swan #crucifiction #crucifyingnature #rebirth #dissolve #breathe

The swan has been a powerful symbol in my dreams and in my work. This is based on a journey I went on with deer and swan. When I go on a journey like this one, I often die in some way and am reborn new. It’s an incredible experience and brings many gifts. “As I left the cave deer was walking beside me we stood in the dusk and faced each other we sort of passed through each other and merged it was a very loving feeling , bonding us together. Then I asked if I could put deer into my heart and they agreed I scooped them up and put them in loving them . Then we were running bouncing leaping through the forest it’s dark now and the stars are shining thru the trees we stop at a pool and drink from it, I am in deer and feel the sensation of lapping the cool fresh nourishing water. Then deer tell me to get into The pool as I go under the water fill my lungs and I stop breathing I am dead I gradually dissolve into the water and become still water the last thing is my hair which slowly drifts out in a fan. I am water for some time and then enshrined as a swan, my wings outstretched radiant pure white and powerful, a rainbow arch of aquamarine crystal above me rains down crystals of beautiful healing over me.” #journey #shamanicjourney #swan #crucifiction #crucifyingnature #rebirth #dissolve #breathe

Field swallow
Over the past two years I’ve been interested in the art of tracking. It speaks to the ancestral parts of ourselves tucked somewhere deep within. At first I thought mmm nice patterns in the mud. But as with everything the further I explored the more interesting it became. Oh this is a young fallow deer, walking now it’s bounding, its turned directions why? It stopped etc the story unfolds more and more. Bird prints in the sand, what species, where did it land? Take off? Then in 2022 I was lucky enough to go to Namibia with the old way to stay with the San bushmen in the Kalahari desert they showed us how to track animals and learn more of the story, suddenly I was tracking animals I’d never seen in real life, Kudos, Oryx, mongoose, springbok, Duiker, Roan Antelope and more this place was so abundant compared to where I live and for the first time I truly understood the importance of tracking for these people and our hunter gatherer ancestors, their lives depended on the language of the tracks, at the end of the fresh kudo track we were following was the actual animal that made this print. I came back from Africa and it was winter, the tracks in the snow were not giraffes and antelope they were horses, deer, Nike trainers, pheasant and John deer tractors. These are the tracks of my land where the swallow flys in the summer and then travels to south Africa for winter. #swallows #track #pattern #storiesintheland

Field swallow
Over the past two years I’ve been interested in the art of tracking. It speaks to the ancestral parts of ourselves tucked somewhere deep within. At first I thought mmm nice patterns in the mud. But as with everything the further I explored the more interesting it became. Oh this is a young fallow deer, walking now it’s bounding, its turned directions why? It stopped etc the story unfolds more and more. Bird prints in the sand, what species, where did it land? Take off? Then in 2022 I was lucky enough to go to Namibia with the old way to stay with the San bushmen in the Kalahari desert they showed us how to track animals and learn more of the story, suddenly I was tracking animals I’d never seen in real life, Kudos, Oryx, mongoose, springbok, Duiker, Roan Antelope and more this place was so abundant compared to where I live and for the first time I truly understood the importance of tracking for these people and our hunter gatherer ancestors, their lives depended on the language of the tracks, at the end of the fresh kudo track we were following was the actual animal that made this print. I came back from Africa and it was winter, the tracks in the snow were not giraffes and antelope they were horses, deer, Nike trainers, pheasant and John deer tractors. These are the tracks of my land where the swallow flys in the summer and then travels to south Africa for winter. #swallows #track #pattern #storiesintheland

What a lovely time making dumplings with @hiddenkeileon Metal Peterborough I learnt some new skills and flavours, met some great people had interesting chats and made new connections, and to top it off stuffed my face with delicious dumplings!!! Metal is awesome, does anyone have an incredible un utilised space that would fit a very brilliant organisation bringing art and culture and connection to the city?

What a lovely time making dumplings with @hiddenkeileon Metal Peterborough I learnt some new skills and flavours, met some great people had interesting chats and made new connections, and to top it off stuffed my face with delicious dumplings!!! Metal is awesome, does anyone have an incredible un utilised space that would fit a very brilliant organisation bringing art and culture and connection to the city?

“Journeys with Nature” and “The Imaginal Field” exhibitions are open !! last night we had a preview and it was so much fun. It was a huge relief to have completed the install with everything working! I’m brimming with gratitude for all the help in the run up especially Karen we’ve worked so hard together on this. Jim, @tufiarts has been invaluable @paulbloomerartist Gwen, Nathan from @onewordgraphics the team at @peterboroughmuseum and many more. The lovely comments and enthusiasm people have shared for what we have created is overwhelming and wonderful and I’m going to soak it all in . Thankyou xxx

“Journeys with Nature” and “The Imaginal Field” exhibitions are open !! last night we had a preview and it was so much fun. It was a huge relief to have completed the install with everything working! I’m brimming with gratitude for all the help in the run up especially Karen we’ve worked so hard together on this. Jim, @tufiarts has been invaluable @paulbloomerartist Gwen, Nathan from @onewordgraphics the team at @peterboroughmuseum and many more. The lovely comments and enthusiasm people have shared for what we have created is overwhelming and wonderful and I’m going to soak it all in . Thankyou xxx

Walking the labyrinth in the #imaginalfield exhibition. Opens tomorrow, preview tonight and I’m excited to put the finishing touches on it today #labyrinth #sacredpath #exhibition @peterboroughmuseum @paulbloomerartist @karenmackelvie

Walking the labyrinth in the #imaginalfield exhibition. Opens tomorrow, preview tonight and I’m excited to put the finishing touches on it today #labyrinth #sacredpath #exhibition @peterboroughmuseum @paulbloomerartist @karenmackelvie

Set up is going brilliantly lots of help from the dream team, @tufiarts @karenmackelvie @paulbloomerartist @davidwege and Louis !!!!

Set up is going brilliantly lots of help from the dream team, @tufiarts @karenmackelvie @paulbloomerartist @davidwege and Louis !!!!

Song thrush

Song thrush

A few sneaky peeks from yesterday, the amazing Jim @tufiarts and Karen came up with brilliant solutions for Karen’s sail piece, I was so happy to start getting pieces up on the walls rather than in the workshop and in my head, I managed a lie in this morning till 6am 🤣there’s been a few 4.30am mornings not because I needed too but because my head was full and sleep was finished, quite amazing how much I can get done in the blue hour. Excited to see what happens today #exhibition #peterboroughmuseumandartgallery @peterboroughmuseum @karenmackelvie

A few sneaky peeks from yesterday, the amazing Jim @tufiarts and Karen came up with brilliant solutions for Karen’s sail piece, I was so happy to start getting pieces up on the walls rather than in the workshop and in my head, I managed a lie in this morning till 6am 🤣there’s been a few 4.30am mornings not because I needed too but because my head was full and sleep was finished, quite amazing how much I can get done in the blue hour. Excited to see what happens today #exhibition #peterboroughmuseumandartgallery @peterboroughmuseum @karenmackelvie

Todays the day we start to hang the two exhibitions , my biggest solo show so far “journeys with Nature” and “the Imaginal field”

Todays the day we start to hang the two exhibitions , my biggest solo show so far “journeys with Nature” and “the Imaginal field”

I had a fun and busy day yesterday with @syntaxpoetrycollective @montygristo and @lozke making a window in Peterborough central library, Mark spoke to visitors of the library about their favourite books growing up, and what books mean to them, escape , magic , adventure and seeing themselves in the characters of books came through again and again. “A world to escape in” “ the right words carefully chosen can change worlds” were two wonderful quotes and mark wove them into a circular message. What books were meaningful to you ? Did they inspire your life in some way?

I had a fun and busy day yesterday with @syntaxpoetrycollective @montygristo and @lozke making a window in Peterborough central library, Mark spoke to visitors of the library about their favourite books growing up, and what books mean to them, escape , magic , adventure and seeing themselves in the characters of books came through again and again. “A world to escape in” “ the right words carefully chosen can change worlds” were two wonderful quotes and mark wove them into a circular message. What books were meaningful to you ? Did they inspire your life in some way?

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