German visionary, theologian, composer and naturalist. Remembered on Saturday the 17th of September, walked this earth till 1179AD. Many people will be aware of the date ‘1066’ and the battle of Hastings. It probably feels like a distant, far off and alien place. But in that year, people were born, they harvested crops, baked bread […]
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Quartz has been using Haiku this weekend as part of the Wordsmith Crafts CiC setup at Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts trail. The following is taken from notes written by Kate, who has been leading this activity. We have been giving people a space to stop. The whole of Kirkcudbright becomes a walking trail and on […]
Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts Trail day 1 We are set up as part of the Wordsmith Crafts encampment, which is in turn part of a group of tents pitched by artisits inspired by heritage. Some of us have been in Kircudbright frequently recently, helping interpret the Galloway Hoard that was found nearby and exhibited at […]
A Quartz Outerweave at Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts Trail We will be #SensingSpirituality in Kirkcudbright during the last weekend of July 2022. The trail is open from 11am to 5pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. You can find more info here We were last there in 2017, and are looking forward to returning. This […]
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Pentecost
50 days after Jesus returned from the grave his followers were gathered together, still afraid that the religious and legal types would continue to place “the greater good” of the nation over the value of individual lives. Then something wonderful happened. The stories of the acts of the apostles contain many amazing moments. Some of […]
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A Light Touch
Artists help us become aware of the invisible reality we live in. This process can be confusing and leave us questioning things we were certain of, it can also reassure those who experience it – leaving them with the thought “Now I see it, I’m glad I’m not the only one!” #SensingSpirituality is a project […]
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Chandelier
As often happens, an idea for a Christmas installation came from a magazine picture and a chat over coffee. The idea is to use ‘light’ as a theme this Christmas. Of course, a beam of light is invisible. Light helps us see things, so in order to see light we put things where they will […]
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Forest Church, Easter Sunday
This is a bit overdue! Here is a wee film to reflect on from our Easter Sunday Gathering. Several aspects of the new Wordsmith Crafts C.I.C. overlapped this Easter Sunday. Quartz was the lead project (#SensingSpirituality). We have been meeting as Forest Church for over a year now. Cluaran (living breathing heritage) skills were used […]
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Happy Easter!
Have you decorated any eggs this year? With supermarkets and global supply chains it is easy to forget that for thousands of years eggs were only available when the sun returned and daylight hours lengthened. As well as looking like the stone which could be rolled away from the tomb for Jesus to walk out, […]
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Subversion
If you are truly searching for reality, do you need to tear down the structures that frame reality? To find the house of God does the curtain need to rip, and the temple be destroyed, so that it can be rebuilt three days later? Strong language, but perhaps art can provide the means to to […]