Posts in Restoration

Mending Our Ways

Time to start thinking about the next body of work. The studio is tidy, my stash of ‘potentials’ from the summer are stacked on a workbench and a couple of backing cloths have been prepared for something I can’t quite decide whether to stitch. Which probably means I shouldn’t.., or I should at least think more deeply about it before threading a needle. And then James appears clutching a sweater. “It’s got a hole in it, can you patch it for me please”.

Resilience, Relinquishment and Restoration - Working Towards Deep Adaptation

After a period of reflection, I think I’ve identified what lies beneath my struggles: Grief and Rage for everything this Earth has lost and will continue to lose. Rage against the politicians who lie, deceive and don’t act in our best interests, don’t act now to start dealing with the Climate Crisis.