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FLOW: Letters from the Moss
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Small beauty noticed at the intersection of wood and water, nature and place, art and photography. Fluid images and evocative writing from NE Scotland for nature lovers, artists, photographers and water babies.
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Rooted: A Creative Connection to Place
At the beginning of the month we went away for two nights. Sorting out what I needed prompted me to think that not so long ago it took me...
michelagriffith
Sep 28, 20235 min read
Nature's Palette: join me for a walk in the woods
Come with me on a walk into the wood and enjoy the sounds and sights of nature as I sample nature's palette
michelagriffith
May 31, 20237 min read
100 Days of Nature: water art, mark making and monotypes
Art and learning through daily practice - one third of my experiences of doing #The100DayProject
michelagriffith
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Move closer: the power of words
Do you find it hard to write about your art? Perhaps the answer is to read more. This time I've found another piece of writing that...
michelagriffith
Sep 8, 20224 min read
why is creativity still important?
Years always seem to accelerate as they get into their stride. It’s another one where creativity feels like a luxury; there are so many...
michelagriffith
Jul 26, 20222 min read
evoking the river spirit
Small webs woven, dotted with dew, glisten in the river light and evoke water spirits: a new blog post about forthcoming series 'Ondine'
michelagriffith
Apr 25, 20223 min read
cross pollination: making new marks
Over the last week I’ve been attempting to start understanding how different strands of work, and different media, might relate to each...
michelagriffith
Mar 8, 20222 min read
the bleak midwinter
Musings on the cold, carols and colour; northern light and new directions of travel. How it feels is as important as how it looks.
michelagriffith
Feb 21, 20223 min read
The Wait
This winter, we've all been waiting... The background to a new limited edition handmade book.
michelagriffith
Apr 4, 20212 min read
snail finally catches hare
How to finally begin rebuilding your website and which builder did I decide to use
michelagriffith
Mar 13, 20213 min read
finding the positive
On remainng positive, and creative, in the middle of a pandemic.
michelagriffith
Dec 31, 20202 min read
In Conversation
Chatting about how 'The Reflecting Pool' book came about, making books and the books that we love
michelagriffith
Oct 19, 20201 min read
The Great Online Art and Design Fair
This year, we’re going online!
michelagriffith
Sep 24, 20202 min read
i want to break free
It suits the times; it is a representation of us, locked down and constrained within our own individual boxes, kept apart from friends and f
michelagriffith
May 29, 20202 min read
Buxton Goes to New Mills: Unique Abstract Art Prints of Buxton Spa
I guess there is a limit as to how often I can walk past St. Ann’s well without the spout of water creeping into my thinking.
michelagriffith
May 10, 20204 min read
ever more blue
If the weather matched the times, clouds would shed copious tears. But instead the sun shines, and the sky is ever more blue.
michelagriffith
May 8, 20202 min read
going with the flow
Periodically, I've paused to reflect on the direction that my photography is taking me in
michelagriffith
Mar 29, 20201 min read
Wrapping Up and Resolving
In the end, there are no rules, only the boxes that we make for ourselves and the lines that we draw in the sand, only to trip over.
michelagriffith
Dec 20, 20182 min read
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