Notes from my Permaculture, Art and Imagination Guild, inspired by the Holmgren principle "use edges and value the marginal"
Category: Art
“Produce No Waste” – A Creative Perspective
Each month I meet online with a group of folk from near and far, some of whom I have met in real life but most who I haven't. We come together to talk about art, imagination and Permaculture. To think about how our creative practice may help shape our Permaculture practice, and vice versa. For [...]
An Imbolc Hearth
Late last year I visited a friend at his magical farm in Wales. As we walked around the beautiful space that he and his family have created we came to talk about the way that he was fascinated by the idea of working to ensure that his patch of the planet should, as much as [...]
Drawing Maps Without Roads
I drew a map without roads for a project that I am working on. I love that in the map the two beautiful rivers in my borough are revealed as a spine running right through. And how it highlights the way that roads have come to dominate, and often blight, our communities, landscapes and lives. [...]
Deep Time Walk
"A Deep Time Walk is a transformative journey through 4.6bn years of Earth history via an interactive 4.6km narrated walk. It is an invitation to view the world differently, encouraging positive action and advocacy for a regenerative Earth. My vision is to create an ensemble of geographically specific and culturally nuanced Deep Time Walks, providing [...]
Discovering New Stories
I have been doing some research into the life of Joash Woodrow whose story I am using as inspiration to develop a new piece of writing. His story is an amazing and inspirational one. The tale of a promising young artist who withdrew himself from society. A man who became a recluse with little contact [...]
Liz Postlethwaite 