Quote for Today: Lynne Truss
There is an old German fable about porcupines who need to huddle together for warmth, but are in danger of hurting each other with their spines. When they find the …
Quote for Today: Haruki Murakami
If there is a hard, high wall and an egg that breaks against it, no matter how right the wall or how wrong the egg, I will stand on the …
A Dream of Willow: Tom Hare’s Seed Walk
Any creation is subject to the strengths and weakness of its parts. What does this tell us about our world? English artist Tom Hare weaves willow stems, or withies, together to form beautiful …
Quote for Today: Joan Didion
Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you put down you have to go with. Of course you can rewrite, but the original strokes are still there in the …
Weaving the Willow Wand: Baskets of Lise Bech
Lise Bech is a basket maker who creates beautiful and useful objects from organic and sustainable materials, chiefly from various species of Scottish Willow. Each species has its own texture, …