the quiet sublime
Pockets of wonder, flashes of light and other things that catch my eye.
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Delos at Sissinghurst (opens the original)
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A garden intermission (the first since Benton End) in the form of a late summer visit to Delos in Greece, via Sissinghurst in Kent.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.co
seeing stars (opens the original)
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wild carrot umbels and the subtle romance of a cleared plate (opens the original)
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A small gathering of sublime times for a dozy Friday afternoon and news that I have been busy making a honeyed collection of necklace offerings. Each piece is individual and has been carefully crafted to celebrate (in some cases) repurposed vintage jewellery and contemporary materials.The collection continues my exploration of light, shadow and wearable sculpture as they can be rotated to give a different effect. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fe
Benton End (opens the original)
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On the last day of May I was trusted with the dreamiest of commissions to photograph the renewed Walled Garden at Benton End:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xAv1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progr
celestial beacons (opens the original)
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In May I spent some time in the field with India and Chris documenting their growing collection of bearded irises. I teased a little in this post about how I witnessed them glow after dusk, about how they become bold beacons of celestial light and how I expected them to lift off their chunky stalks and drift into the candyfloss sky… Thankfully they stayed firmly anchored in the ground and stuck around long enough for me to photograph them. <a class="image-link im
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