Thoughts on the Moss of Many Layers film : Juliet Klottrup
Film maker Juliet Klottrup shares some reflections on her Moss of Many Layers film, one year on.
Bog Communities and connections : early evaluations
What impact has the Moss of Many Layers had? Emma Austin, Natural England Senior Reserves Manger for North Cumbria, shares some reflections.
Keeping the “-ing” in Extending Ecology
A guest blog from Rita Leduc – with thoughts on being emissaries for nature, participating with a forest, and ‘ext’ending rather than ending …
Monitoring the bog : Carbon dioxide and methane measurements
Listen in : Simon Carr talks to Harriet Fraser about monitoring greenhouse gases at Bolton Fell Moss .. carbon, climate and the living, breathing bog The bog is wide and grey, the rain is slashing down, and we’re all dressed in wellies and full waterproofs. We have umbrellas too – useful to protect camera equipment,…
watershed exhibition catalogue
An exhibition comes to life when it’s installed, provoking conversations and offering food for thought. But that can’t go on forever. And the Watershed exhibition was a ‘pop-up’, in place for only a few days. So for those who didn’t catch it we’ve created a catalogue that you can view online or download as a…
Tethera Tan Yan – music in the watershed
Sarah Smout’s new composition, inspired by the people she met, and the feeling of place, in the Ullswater Valley, is now up on the site. If you haven’t listened in, head over to her page now and let yourself drift. Sarah composed this song, combining cello, voice, and sounds of water, with inspiration from her…
Circle of Earth
As part of the Watershed project, Harriet Fraser and Rob Fraser have been keen to include the land in conversations. They, and the other artists involved, have explored a number of ways to do this. And for group meetings in the valley, we have been including a ‘Circle of Earth’. This will feature at intervals…
WATERSHED EXHIBITION
Watershed: An exhibition of work by five PLACE Collective artists in Glenridding Village Hall brought together work inspired by conversations about landscape care and landuse in the valley. Film, music, photography, poetry and installation work: food for thought and further discussions.
Watershed : Patterdale School Gets Creative
Creating a new story for Ullswater Children bring something that we adults just can’t. Their way of seeing, their ideas and their concerns are all really important. So, as part of the Watershed project, which brings many perspectives on the Ullswater Valley together through art, it was essential to involve children from the Valley. The…
Watershed : Musician at work
GUEST BLOG Cellist and poet Sarah Smout is one of five ‘Watershed’ artists. She is currently working on a musical composition that weaves together what she has learnt from speaking to people in the Ullswater valley. Sarah says that she is interested in bringing the land’s voice into the composition through field recordings, extended techniques…
Watershed : Filmmaker at work
GUEST BLOG As part of the Watershed project, Matt Sharman has been meeting people in locations across the Ullswater Valley. In this blog, Matt shares his reflections, some images of the people he’s come to know, and how he’s settled into what feels like an unusual process. Trust the Process … Five people – my…
Ecoart in action: book review
By Harriet Fraser If you have any interest in the way art works within environmental education and has the power to influence change and broaden options for action, we’ve no doubt this book will hold something for you. It has been thoughtfully put together by an editorial team from the Ecoart Network and its content…
Natural Elements, human imprints
Composer Colin Riley shares reflections on using field recordings in a piece for orchestra; and the upcoming ‘Hearing Places’ premier with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, which follows a year of research across Wales.
poetry sign test – success!
The installation of the first poetry sign at Bolton Fell Moss National Nature Reserve has gone really well – here’s a glimpse into the way it looks.
Mapping a Moss of many layers
One of the main artistic outputs from the Moss of Many Layers project is the map of Bolton Fell Moss created by Helen Cann. This post put together by Harriet Fraser gives a behind-the-scenes look at Helen’s process, and how the map came into being. Helen’s map not only shows the history of the moss,…
Moss of Many Layers Film
Juliet Klottrup’s film: Moss of Many Layers, shares the story of Bolton Fell Moss, a huge peat bog in Cumbria that is undergoing restoration.
food crops, sustainability & GM
Responding to global concerns about food security, GM and sustainability, Daksha Patel talks about her creation of ceramic pieces for a recent Manchester show.
Wide Open day at Bolton Fell Moss
What a day on Monday to celebrate Bolton Fell Moss and the work that’s been done through the Moss of Many Layers project. We were blessed with dry weather for the walk, and the buzz continued in Hethersgill Village Hall afterwards. We were quite astounded with the uptake of tickets for the walk – more…
hand in hand
Arts-Science-Community … Anne Waggot Knott reflects on the impact of working with young people, helping to kindle a new relationship with Bolton Fell Moss.
Jack Brennand’s Moss reflections
Research into bogs and peatland restoration: Jack Brennand from Cumbria University talks about work on Bolton Fell Moss National Nature Reserve in Cumbria, as part of the Moss of Many Layers science-arts-community project.
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