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Nov 14, 20202 min read
Back to the Workshop
Having spent quite some time looking at the hidden life of trees with Peter Wholleben, climbing trees with Jack Cooke and immersing...
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mnearney
Nov 7, 20201 min read
Exploring Form and Texture – Outdoors and in Print
I have spent a great deal of time recently immersed in the woodland around Towneley and beyond, closely observing silver birches – their...
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mnearney
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Play for Healing
Norwegian Outdoor Care Retreats: Norwegian hospitals are adding woodland cabins to bring young patents into the woods. Near Oslo...
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mnearney
Oct 31, 20202 min read
In Praise of the Fabulous Fungal Network
The first sign of life from a seed is the emergence of a tiny white root. A typical tree has hundreds of thousands of root tips, all...
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mnearney
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Fabulous Fungi Friday
The title sounds like a national holiday! The forest is changing in a dramatic way at the moment. Short and long-term cycles of growth...
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mnearney
Oct 15, 20202 min read
In Praise of Wohlleben – An Article by Maria Popov
Trees – the world’s oldest living organisms. “Since the dawn of man, they have been our silent companions.” states Maria Popova in her...
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mnearney
Oct 15, 20203 min read
Do Trees Talk to Each Other?
Writing in the Smithsonian Magazine, Clive Thompson looks at the scientific debate over whether trees communicate with each other. Trees...
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mnearney
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Decay, Renewal - and Decoration?
Out of another 'dead' tree stump grows a large silver birch with exposed roots - one 'dead' tree giving rise to another, in this case...
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mnearney
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Decay and Renewal
In Towneley woods is my special place, a fallen silver birch tree. I have observed the seasonal changes as the tree trunk and its bark...
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mnearney
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Chess Set Completed!
All tiles have survived the firing and fit together well. They are made from terracotta clay and their decoration reflects the seasons. I...
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mnearney
Sep 13, 20201 min read
Chess Set Continued...
Chess pieces now completed and in need of a board. All 64 tiles have been made and are in the kiln as I write. Here's hoping for a good...
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mnearney
Aug 16, 20201 min read
Loving the Textural Qualities...of Lesley McInally's Work
Lesley McInally completed a Bachelor of Design Hons degree in Ceramics and Printmaking at Dundee University followed by 8 years as a...
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mnearney
Aug 12, 20201 min read
Hebden Bridge Connections - Red Sky at Night
My Daughter-in-Law works for Calrec, a manufacturer of broadcast equipment based in Hebden Bridge. On 11th August, in support of the...
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mnearney
Aug 2, 20202 min read
Bark, Interrupted...by a Chess Set!
Chess Set Project Brief Design and make a chess set. Create one full set to represent each of the pieces, 1 King, 1 Queen, 1 Bishop, 1...
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mnearney
Jul 16, 20202 min read
Back to the Bark
Robin Welch I stumbled across Robin Welch’s obituary and then took a closer look at his work. A student of Bernard Leach’s son Michael,...
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mnearney
Jun 19, 20203 min read
In the style of Wendy Lawrence
Background. Wendy Lawrence discovered clay on an Art Foundation course. She went on to receive a BA in 3D Design (Ceramics) from UCLan in...
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mnearney
May 18, 20202 min read
Reflective Summary
After forty years of teaching I longed for peace and quiet – and the time and place to return to working with clay. I soon realised that...
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mnearney
May 18, 20204 min read
“Box of Secrets” Project
My first thoughts on this project brought some strong memories for me of my parents. The boxes will represent their strong sense of...
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mnearney
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Blind Eye
My interest was aroused by a small article in the Sunday newspaper regarding an animation which was exhibited at the Clark Institute...
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