Sense of Here

Sense of Here canvas on location

It has been a while since we posted on this blog … we’ve been a bit busy, and here’s an update to share what has evolved from The Long View. The fourth of the seven trees, the Under Helm Sycamore, has become the central point for a new project. After a long while planning, we’re… Read More

The Preston Elms

looking up into the hollow trunk of one of the Preston Elms

It was with heavy hearts that we took The Long View down from ONCA – what a lovely gallery, and a hugely positive response from people who came along to see the show. Thank you to everyone for your messages and comments. Of course while we were in Brighton, and to follow on from our… Read More

Inside the Outside : in the heart of trees

South Downs Blog featured image

This tree draws your eyes up and up, and in its vast surround and towering crown is a play of shapes and the brightest of greens: it’s like being inside a kaleidoscope, breathing in the scent of loam and wood and fresh leaf, bathed in birdsong … meeting a venerable lime tree in the South Downs National Park, and getting to the heart of things. Read More

Walking the watershed between two familiar trees.

After more than two years of walking to and from seven particular trees in Cumbria, it seems that whenever we venture out, our sense of place is always felt in relation to these trees. Invisible lines of connection across the land are ingrained into our mental maps – but it is more than intellectual: our… Read More