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  • Vision 21

    meeting with Alison, Sue, Jacqui, Dianna, Glenn and Gordon.
    Discussion on our relationship with the Derby walk and what next. Agreed to collectively write-up our individual thoughts as a ‘learning history’ and present it to the Transition towns as a hand made book.

    Dianna described her success at Northleach with the Old Prison/museum. We discussed her facilitative role – building relationships.

  • thesis, first Friday Walk, Jian, Vision 21, Derby Walk

    Heard fromJian, Chinese artist and friend that he is in England and would like to visit the week after next. Wrote a short note about Vision 21 meeting and Derby Walk – woke-up with a clear idea for how to progress.

    Lunch at Avebury
    Extremely wet walk around the stones and to Silbury Hill with Helen, Kel, Lucy, Fiona, Claire, Clare, Tara and Bart. Passers by kept asking if we’d seen the latest crop circle which had appeared on the internet.

    A bit wet for drawing and even taking photos. Good conversations about history, farming and biodiversity.

  • Thesis

    more reading and writing. Still clarifying overall shape of the writing. Breaking it down to make more manageable. Putting on paper to help see it all together rather than hidden away linearly in the depths of the computer’s hard drive!

    With reading and writing together, I’m still coming across things which effect the overall shape. Re-wrote the structure later today and feel its far more robust – and manageable. Circulated new shape to tutors.

  • Writing Thesis, Folly Wood, Drawing Symposium Article, First Friday Walk

    Provided images to Intellect Publications – needed to reformat and re size them all. Planning for Friday’s walk and more writing. Evening meeting at Folly Wood – rather dominated by insurance issues – corporate manslaughter…

  • Writing thesis, Practice Makes Perfect

    there’s going to be a lot of this. Also a bit of thinking about external examiner and proof reading Watery Landscapes. Also read all submissions to Practice Makes Perfect Symposium and emailed SAGE about possible publication from symposium. Bits of organisation about First Friday Walk too.

  • Blog and Norway

    updating this site and writing programme for Norwegian walk

    Attachments

    walking-the-fjords-2012-mc-rk-1342016644.doc

  • Derby Walk

    deadline for EoI in Derby book – submitted ‘negotiated writing’ piece with Sue Porter.

  • Walking the Fjiord, Festival of Nature, Derby (V21)

    Meeting with Kel Portman to plan the walking workshop in Norway in July.

    Discussions with Steve Roberts about ‘I-Spot’ and planning Festival of Nature walk in September.

    Circulated information about forthcoming V21 learning group and Derby Project.

  • River, Derby Walk, SMU conference

    writing abstract for Derby book, researching into publications for SMU conference papers.

    Workshop by Capel Mill with Woodcraft folk and Lucy Guenot, Helen Keating; finding materials, boat building in small groups, sailing boats, drawing event and hanging work in improvised outdoor gallery.

  • Museum Box

    all day pilot show at Corsham Court – show, readings and discussion.

    Interesting discussions about relationship between theory and practice in the context of next group project.