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🌾 Happy Lughnasadh, or Lammas!

An ancient festival marking the beginning of the harvest, Lughnasadh is named after Lugh, the Celtic god of craftsmanship, skill and the sun. According to legend, he created the festival to honour his foster mother, Tailtiu, who died of exhaustion after clearing the land for agriculture.

That story feels particularly poignant to me. At this time of year, with its long days, I often feel I should be cramming in as much as possible. Work, family time, exercise, creativity and endless domestic tasks.

I’ve been trying to counter that feeling by making time to get to the sea each day.

A few weeks ago, I noticed butterflies flying over the sea towards the land. At first, I assumed they’d been blown off course. But each day there were more, until one day I found myself surrounded by them.

I’d forgotten that some butterflies migrate across the sea. Many Red Admirals travel thousands of miles from North Africa and continental Europe, riding favourable winds before arriving here in the UK.

Against all the odds, they complete this extraordinary journey. I feel incredibly lucky to have witnessed their arrival from the water. A beautiful reminder that nature is full of remarkable stories if we slow down long enough to notice them.

Happy Lughnasadh. May this season remind you to honour both your work and your rest. 🦋🌾
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🌾 Happy Lughnasadh, or Lammas! An ancient festival marking the beginning of the harvest, Lughnasadh is named after Lugh, the Celtic god of craftsmanship, skill and the sun. According to legend, he created the festival to honour his foster mother, Tailtiu, who died of exhaustion after clearing the land for agriculture. That story feels particularly poignant to me. At this time of year, with its long days, I often feel I should be cramming in as much as possible. Work, family time, exercise, creativity and endless domestic tasks. I’ve been trying to counter that feeling by making time to get to the sea each day. A few weeks ago, I noticed butterflies flying over the sea towards the land. At first, I assumed they’d been blown off course. But each day there were more, until one day I found myself surrounded by them. I’d forgotten that some butterflies migrate across the sea. Many Red Admirals travel thousands of miles from North Africa and continental Europe, riding favourable winds before arriving here in the UK. Against all the odds, they complete this extraordinary journey. I feel incredibly lucky to have witnessed their arrival from the water. A beautiful reminder that nature is full of remarkable stories if we slow down long enough to notice them. Happy Lughnasadh. May this season remind you to honour both your work and your rest. 🦋🌾 . . . . . #flotsam_fables #flotsam_fables_art #redadmiral
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Happy 50th birthday to my partner in crime @ashleigh_nugent_writer 🖤💛💚💛🖤
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Happy 50th birthday to my partner in crime @ashleigh_nugent_writer 🖤💛💚💛🖤
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I let’s full moon 🌕 I hope this moon has been a good one for you. 

I thought I’d (finally!) do an introduction to me and my work in here… 
The words are my own and a lot of the photos were taken by @andrewabphotography 
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I let’s full moon 🌕 I hope this moon has been a good one for you. I thought I’d (finally!) do an introduction to me and my work in here… The words are my own and a lot of the photos were taken by @andrewabphotography . . . . . #flotsam_fables #flotsam_fables_art
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Today is the big day, Happy Manchester Day Parade! I began working on this on it’s 1st year in 2010 and it really did grow me in all the ways as an artist and a maker. Huge well done to @walktheplankarts for making it happen for so many years and also to the amazing artists and community groups involved. I haven’t worked on it for a few years now but this year I had the pleasure of assisting the Hong Kong Community group to realise their ambitious plans for making the Kowloon Walled city on the Gondola… 

Here are some big makes I’ve made over years gone by.
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Today is the big day, Happy Manchester Day Parade! I began working on this on it’s 1st year in 2010 and it really did grow me in all the ways as an artist and a maker. Huge well done to @walktheplankarts for making it happen for so many years and also to the amazing artists and community groups involved. I haven’t worked on it for a few years now but this year I had the pleasure of assisting the Hong Kong Community group to realise their ambitious plans for making the Kowloon Walled city on the Gondola… Here are some big makes I’ve made over years gone by. . . . . . #flotsam_fables #flotsam_fables_art #walktheplank #manchesterdayparade
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I was thrilled to be featured in issue 111 of this fantastic publication 3D Art & Sculpture. Thank you so much 🙏 Also, I love that it’s 111 😉
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I was thrilled to be featured in issue 111 of this fantastic publication 3D Art & Sculpture. Thank you so much 🙏 Also, I love that it’s 111 😉 . . . . . #flotsam_fables #flotsam_fables_art #3dartandsculpture
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Baba Yaga will be on display @heartofthetribegallery as part of the ‘A Tangle of Living Things’ exhibition which is running until the 7th of September. Sound on to listen to accompanying poem by @ashleigh_nugent_writer 
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Baba Yaga will be on display @heartofthetribegallery as part of the ‘A Tangle of Living Things’ exhibition which is running until the 7th of September. Sound on to listen to accompanying poem by @ashleigh_nugent_writer . . . . . #flotsam_fables #flotsam_fables_art #heartofthetribe #ashleighnugent #babayaga
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