In Dingwall, there’s a bakery that offers a diy café service. You can buy a macaroni pie and retreat to the seating area in the back to eat it in an antisocial manner. Drinking your latte from a designated latte… Sugar Coated Words
I used to think that writing was just about arranging words in neat little rows…my thoughts tamed and lined up on a page like stuck little traffic jams. Just string the words together, or so I thought. Like a glorified… Scrabbling for Words
Scrabbling for Words
Research documentation – November 2025 Something unexpected has been happening in my house over the last few days. It started simply enough, but it’s become something else – a living system, a collaboration I set in motion but can’t control.… The Mushroom Ecosystem: An Unexpected Collaboration in My Room.
The Mushroom Ecosystem: An Unexpected Collaboration in My Room.
Research documentation – November 2025 This morning started with a simple plan: collect moth wings and butterfly wings from the spider webs in our polytunnel to use for cyanotypes. I wanted to capture these delicate fragments – the remains caught… Nature as Capturer: When I Realized I Was Redundant
Nature as Capturer: When I Realized I Was Redundant
Reflections on my Tutorial with Jonathan Kearney The Feedback My first tutorial with Jonathan was very surprising and inspiring. He was very positive about the writing I’ve been posting on my blog. I posted it on there because I want… Tutorial 1 Reflections: Tacit Knowledge & The Flow of Solder.
Tutorial 1 Reflections: Tacit Knowledge & The Flow of Solder.
I wish I could craft words as easily as I shape warm beeswax in my hands. Words on a white page have always seemed too stark to me, too crude to describe a life lived. I didn’t learn to read… Finding Voice through Materials: When Words Fail, Making Speaks.
Finding Voice through Materials: When Words Fail, Making Speaks.
I recently listened to Jonathan’s Messy Research lecture, and it really made me think about my own process. Up until now, I’ve probably seen my sketchbooks and notes as too messy to post on my new, shiny blog. What I loved about… Active Research: Messy Beginnings
Active Research: Messy Beginnings
In our first MA group meeting, we talked about kindness and what it means for our practice. For me it isn’t just a virtue between people. It’s the soil creativity grows in. Cultivating kindness toward myself is a key part… Compassion, Art & The Space Between Thoughts
