As the Lundy Marine festival draws to a close, I have found that the festival has opened up my creativity to include the seascape as well as landscape. Snorkeling has introduced me to a whole new world under the sea. Although on my first attempt, I took in too much water, I started to getContinue reading “Lundy Marine Festival”
Author Archives: Jane Sharkey
The soay fleece
My Lundy woven wall hangings contain a mix of the domestic and wild flocks on Lundy. Whilst the domestic animals are sheared, the wild ones molt on the move. I could obtain fleece from other means but i like to source it from its natural habitat. This process of walking and collecting is quite aContinue reading “The soay fleece”
Weaving walls
I wanted to weave a wall hanging that represented the granite which makes Lundy. With each weave I try to introduce new weaving stitches and a variety of fibres. This one uses recycled cotton rope, merino roving and a variety of yarn weights intertwined with some silver thread. I have used hemstitch, egyptian knots, tabbyContinue reading “Weaving walls”
The Valley of the villa
Its May and the Valley is bursting into life. The paths draw you around the valley of the Villa, up and down steps of varying heights. Pennywort is escaping through spaces in the dry stone walls. Paths that have been trodden in family histories of the Heaven and Harman families. Visiting birds take rest withinContinue reading “The Valley of the villa”
Sea Thrift Weave
The West side of Lundy has high rugged cliffs often a haven for climbers there is a little plant that also clings to the cliff; Sea Thrift. Their presence is a sign of summer and the delicate pink is at odds with with the rugged windswept terrain in which they grow. I wanted to representContinue reading “Sea Thrift Weave”
Weaving Stories Sea and Sand
Although I come from a cotton mill town in East Lancashire, I love sea swimming and dipping especially in cold water. I have lived near the sea for the last twenty years but it is only in the last two years that I have actually enjoyed going in the sea especially in the winter months.Continue reading “Weaving Stories Sea and Sand”
Ghost Net Baskets
I started to weave baskets from washed up rope and that took me on a journey to understand the issues that fishing nets and gear create to marine life. Ghost fishing gear refers to any fishing equipment or fishing-related litter that has been abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded and it is a danger to marineContinue reading “Ghost Net Baskets”
A writing retreat and a bit of hygge
Felix Gade Hut is situated on the East Side of Lundy Island and was the Time Check office for the Quarry workers in 1863. Courtesy of the Boys Brigade (a group of men who visit Lundy each year) there is now a bench running around the circumference of the hut. This creates a seating areaContinue reading “A writing retreat and a bit of hygge”
The arrivals
The boat is a crucial link for the Island, it’s a lifeline for the Island as it not only brings passengers but supplies and communications from the mainland. One Autumn day, I sat watching the boat arrive at the Jetty, I penned a few observational notes, what follows is the result. I watch and waitContinue reading “The arrivals”
A pilgrimage through Ancient woodlands
I would like to take you on part of a route followed in June known as the Jerusalem’ Pilgrimage, from Haslemere to Chichester. Dismounting from the train in Haslemere you head out of the town, past the large gated houses. After about 15 minutes you leave the busy road and enter the ancient woodland. FirstContinue reading “A pilgrimage through Ancient woodlands”
Meanderlings 