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Todays sketches. So hot out there. Must remember Sun hat! #sketching #drawing #colour #nature #landscape

I’ve been a busy bee today! Attending lectures and stalls at the BBKA Spring Convention @britishbeekeepers @harperadamsuni So much to see and hear, a great event. I took the opportunity to draw speakers - Maria Bouga from the Agriculture University of Athens, talking about the Journal of Apicultural Research, then to M.Alice Pinto, who spoke about INSIGMA-EU, Pollen diversity in the European Union (great graphics to explain the data collected) and the final talk I heard was Bee’s and Trees, An ancient partnership, presented by Richard Rickitt. I also had a go at the virtual reality headset of a bees life, I don’t think I was very good at seeking the honey out, too busy looking around. @digitalurban.place #talk #bees #trees #drawing #capturethemoment #livesketching #journals #research #peerreview #apiary

Thank you to @jomarshjo for an inspirational presentation about her recent research project, based on ‘The Land’ adventure playground. (In English, Welsh and BSL, brilliant!, if quite a lot to draw). We are so very lucky to have 3 of these in Wrexham and this presentation drew in a knowledgable and experienced crowd, who bought to my attention again that good projects come from grass roots, growing within and for their communities. It’s a people and connections thing, which can only be gained with time- the commodity that is so often overlooked and under valued. We also enjoyed a presentation by Katy Delahanty, Director at Portland Museum (America)! about the plans and development of AHOY! (Adventure house of you) children’s Museum. They have a range of building, green spaces, 2 boats and some real vision and exciting plans, which ultimately put people, starting with the children, centre stage. I really hope it gains legs, arms, tendrils, and tails! It is going into a community that is on the fringes, overlooked and undervalued, but they are working together to present what they have and want to retain, not necessarily the historical relics, rather those things that are integral to their community. #talks #presentations #sharing #goodpractice #keepitsimple #grassroots #intuition #play #adventure #adventureplay #drawing #sketching #brasllunio @the_land_plasmadoc

Thursday Tai Chi. I hwve taken to joining one class and sketching the other. I am so very grateful to everyone for letting me work while they wiggle and stretch. I’ve attend this class for quite a few years now, maybe even 8-10. I practiced with other groups previous to this and Tai Chi has always been good for me on so many levels, something that has become part of me. #gratitude #taichi #people #moving #flexibility #balance #drawing #sketching #lovewhatyoudo #local #wellbeing #artist #lifeofanartist #inktense

My second Canfod Eisteddfod meeting at Ty Pawb. Diolch I Pawb. #eisteddfod #volunteering #meetings #drawing #sketches #pendrawing #people #meeting #cyfarfod @typawb #eisteddfod25

Spoken word event @galeswine #spokenword #poetry #poetrycommunity Once a month, find out more on FB Llangollen’s Spoken word Events.

Walks along the Dee River, exploring its flow, habitats, textures snd sounds with other creatives. An open ended project meeting other creatives along the Dee for spots of interest and strolls along. Collecting sketches, rubbings, photos, materials, perspectives and appreciating the beautiful spaces we live in or near. #sketching #nature #observation #colour #line #peopleinthelandscape #birds #railwaylines #rivers #dee #riverdee @canalrivertrust #walk #walking #collaboration #artists @racheltextilepoet @peterhooper2022

Observing preparations for this years Eisteddfod, which is coming to Wrexham. I’ve been meaning to get involved as it’s on my doorstep, but somehow life just got in the way until I walked into the wrong meeting last week and serendipity, it was an Eisteddfod meeting. Connection made and followed up. Time to work on my Welsh, whilst sketching meetings and planning of activities for the arts area. Brasllunio o’r cyfarfod Eisteddfod Celf. Amser I ymarfer Cymraeg ac paratoi geirfa celf. Cyffrous. #meetings #preparation #planning #arts #celf #eisteddfod @eisteddfod @thisiswrexham #community #sketching #drawing #observation

I was honoured to be invited to the book launch of ‘Ruthin Clock Tower’, documenting the history and restoration of this beautiful structure. I had been asked to host some community engagement workshops exploring the clock tower back in late autumn of 2024, during the clock towers repair. It was wonderful and heartwarming to hear from the many different voices and skills that worked together during the restoration. So glad it is all preserved for the future and documented in this lovely publication. As I grew up around Ruthin and lived in Ruthin for 4 years, it’s a building I am familiar with, we even have wedding photos of us perching on the water trough, which as part of the restoration has been made into a bench seat. Thanks to everyone involved, a great project. #ruthin #clock #clocktower #restoration #collaboration @cawsabins #conservation #conservationarchitecture #lime @keim_uk #buildingconservation #community #time #townsquare