Hermann von Helmholtz, (1821–1894) is often considered to be one of the last polymaths in science: the final incarnation of a time when the whole of science could be grasped […]
The word ‘petrichor’ refers to the wonderful scent given off by dry earth when rain falls upon it. It comes from the Greek: ‘petra’ for rock, and ‘ichor’, which was […]
It’s a new word to me: tamp. It’s when you pack something down firmly, avoiding too much pressure that it becomes squashed: in the world of earth building that would […]
I spent yesterday in the CobBauge workshop at Plymouth Uni, finding out more about this material. The day was spent fluctuating between two poles: one, earthed, that what we are […]
We are such a visual culture. It seems that new buildings are often designed to look good in a photo: a quick glance on Instagram reveals feed after feed of […]
So where to start tackling the climate emergency? How about over a cup of tea? Well, not quite, but the cup did come up in my first meeting as Creative […]
I’m glad to say that New Forest Natives will be going ahead in the new year: the initial funding has come through thanks to Mark at spudWORKS. Really looking forward […]
gut.place.belief.interact [Thought experiment for Creative Fellowship in the form of a Venn diagram, following a conversation with Steve, using a portait of John Venn. Don’t know what to make of […]
