Here is a simple blog collecting images I've made of soft toys. A soft toybox, u could say, of sorts. Soft toys are strewn across the burning Earth; a BBC documentary on black gold recently* began by presenting a selection of such specimens declared 'Made of Oil'. Yes, they are (or might be). But, what do we attach to these imperfect objects? What beauty is bound up in their sad stitches? What affection must we save in the fight against global catastrophe? Beloved soft ghosts gather to vigil and dream. Praise be to my inspirations, Jane Hissey and Old Bear (www.janehissey.co.uk). Plz send photographs of soft-toy-models should they wish to sit for this sweet A3 assembly. Thank you, Good Luck. Gratitude to fairs.

Bird Watch

I used to work at the Centre of Alternative Technology (CAT) in Machynlleth. Instead of going outside in the freezing soil as a resident woodlands-worker from October to May 2019, I was bless'dly allowed to stay inside for a bit and pyrograph images of bird species onto blocks of wood. The work was made in collaboration with the RSPB, whose translations kindly feature. Soon after the ornithological sequence was created, my darling friend Meg did some painting and rearrangement of the 'bird hide' next-door, so that people could look into the heart of CAT's site, where various birds flitted. Collaboration! Love u Meg. Here's some snaps of the project, with colossal thanks to all involved in installing everything & giving me the task:


































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