Ann Pawley
@mostlymotley.bsky.social
English artist, inspired by Britain's old places and wild places. Finding moments of tranquility in everyday life and generally rambling on a bit...x
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Slow stitch as meditation... I'm rediscovering the tranquility of sitting and slowly adding hundreds of tiny stitches over scraps of fabric. For a couple of years I just lost the desire to do it, suddenly it feels right again. Onwards...x
November 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Slow stitch as meditation... I'm rediscovering the tranquility of sitting and slowly adding hundreds of tiny stitches over scraps of fabric. For a couple of years I just lost the desire to do it, suddenly it feels right again. Onwards...x
Wonderful!
October 1, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Wonderful!
Some remarkable flooding on our travels today. This is the Harringworth Viaduct near Uppingham.
September 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Some remarkable flooding on our travels today. This is the Harringworth Viaduct near Uppingham.
Having a Zen moment...x
September 3, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Having a Zen moment...x
First 'circuit' for a month, there are significant changes, bracken almost my height, elderflowers, dog roses. It feels like summer, albeit a chilly one. Simple pleasures...x
June 5, 2024 at 7:56 AM
First 'circuit' for a month, there are significant changes, bracken almost my height, elderflowers, dog roses. It feels like summer, albeit a chilly one. Simple pleasures...x
So true......🥶
Welcome to Day 152 of January…
June 1, 2024 at 6:26 PM
So true......🥶
I've been away for 3 weeks - apparently, that's exactly how long it takes for nature to reclaim the garden.... now deciding whether to go in with the tools, or declare it a wildlife haven....x
May 29, 2024 at 9:11 AM
I've been away for 3 weeks - apparently, that's exactly how long it takes for nature to reclaim the garden.... now deciding whether to go in with the tools, or declare it a wildlife haven....x
The view from the bench in the churchyard this morning... considerable improvement on the last visit on Wednesday. Good to be soaking up the spring sunshine, even if you still need a coat and scarf...x
April 26, 2024 at 7:58 AM
The view from the bench in the churchyard this morning... considerable improvement on the last visit on Wednesday. Good to be soaking up the spring sunshine, even if you still need a coat and scarf...x
I went back to this piece again this afternoon. Sometimes, I feel that I know exactly where I'm going, other times, it's far less defined. I was on the brink of overpainting, then decided not to. I really want to feel spring-like, perhaps that's why it stayed. It's fun making art (also frustrating).
April 2, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I went back to this piece again this afternoon. Sometimes, I feel that I know exactly where I'm going, other times, it's far less defined. I was on the brink of overpainting, then decided not to. I really want to feel spring-like, perhaps that's why it stayed. It's fun making art (also frustrating).
Ever wish you could sit in a reclining seat to have a long and proper look at the stained glass windows? I find them mesmerising, but it makes my neck ache...x
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
March 31, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Ever wish you could sit in a reclining seat to have a long and proper look at the stained glass windows? I find them mesmerising, but it makes my neck ache...x
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
Lincoln cathedral from a couple of weeks ago..
I can't wait to visit. Back in the day when I lived nearer, it was inaccessible. Something to enjoy when the weather improves...x
Revisiting Wigmore Castle today. Photo across the eponymous moor from a visit earlier this year. The depth of history in this place is literally enormous. Accrual of earth and debris up to 8m in places.
March 31, 2024 at 7:10 AM
I can't wait to visit. Back in the day when I lived nearer, it was inaccessible. Something to enjoy when the weather improves...x
I sometimes wonder what these medieval artists were on, I wonder if I'm growing any in the back garden... Happy Easter...x
Just in time for Easter, the spectacular Rabbit Fish - early 14th century, British Library, Add. MS 11390, f. 59r
March 31, 2024 at 6:59 AM
I sometimes wonder what these medieval artists were on, I wonder if I'm growing any in the back garden... Happy Easter...x
Luckily, I headed out for a walk along the Grand Union Canal, before the weather turned grim...x Now it's bucketing.
March 27, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Luckily, I headed out for a walk along the Grand Union Canal, before the weather turned grim...x Now it's bucketing.
Ummmm, just trying this out....x
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March 25, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Ummmm, just trying this out....x
I'm in Hereford for a couple of days.... good to see the cathedral looking as lovely as ever in the moonlight...x
March 22, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I'm in Hereford for a couple of days.... good to see the cathedral looking as lovely as ever in the moonlight...x
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Spring equinox today. The flowers know it, but the weather needs a reminder. 🌱📷
March 20, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Spring equinox today. The flowers know it, but the weather needs a reminder. 🌱📷
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History at your fingertips...x
✨Henry III was baptised in this font and it is still in use today.
I'm over in Winchester today and I'll definitely be visiting the mid C12th Tournai marble font at the cathedral which is beautifully carved. The font depicts scenes from the Miracles of St Nicholas.
I'm over in Winchester today and I'll definitely be visiting the mid C12th Tournai marble font at the cathedral which is beautifully carved. The font depicts scenes from the Miracles of St Nicholas.
March 13, 2024 at 12:51 PM
History at your fingertips...x
Walking the Grand Union Canal this morning... almost felt like spring, almost....x
March 9, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Walking the Grand Union Canal this morning... almost felt like spring, almost....x
Hehehe....x
Bees are coming out of winter hibernation all across the Northern hemisphere. Which ones are visiting YOUR backyard?
March 5, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Hehehe....x
I'm always fascinated by the thought of who the artists were who created these carved images, what was their life experience, it's a kind of time-travel...x
Remarkable survival at St. Mary's, Wirksworth, Derbyshire - carved around 800AD - Simon Jenkins says: 'The figures could hardly be more primitive, moor aloof from the Saxon tradition, yet they radiate life.'
March 5, 2024 at 7:24 AM
I'm always fascinated by the thought of who the artists were who created these carved images, what was their life experience, it's a kind of time-travel...x
So beautiful...x
March 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
So beautiful...x
You couldn't do better than that, but hello and welcome....x
March 2, 2024 at 8:45 AM
You couldn't do better than that, but hello and welcome....x
Today I have mostly been imagining mystical landscapes...x
February 29, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Today I have mostly been imagining mystical landscapes...x