1st and 2nd April, weekend reading, Claybud engagement, and pondering about contemporary living.

Picked up my new book about plant folklore. Some interesting sections on apples and daisies but noticed this reference to dandelions. When I was a kid if you touched a dandelion all your mates would declare the you're gonna wet the bed - and it seems that dandelion is a diaretic and if you drink it in tea it helps water retention. Made me think again about contemporary understanding of things that used to be common knowledge - the gap between contemporary lifestyles and our intimacy with nature is widening. We know  and understand more but are less connected than we've ever been.

Read a terrifying article in the Guardian titled "If we can do it you do it" in reference to American pro-life groups holding seminars in the UK. 

And found a cracking image online that sums up how the church is now fighting for a foothold in contemporary society. 

They're a weird contradiction that shows the power and futility of the church in the contemporary world. Maybe its something to consider for another pendant piece.

My public engagement contribution to Sally Fitchards FUSE exhibition is online which is nice to see. REFLECTION:  I'm quicker to get involved with this type of project than make a submission to an open call. I feel like all my attention is on the work I need to do now and then I'll be more receptive to this but I need to be more confident and resilient about applications.  Mine is on the 2nd row.