… and the terrible results when plaster is removed to reveal rubble or rubbish stonework that no mason ever thought would be visible - it’s like stripping people naked and parading them through the streets!

Nothing to see here, just an anonymous brick house in Ripon? But look closely and it has been flush pointed, lined out, raddled and chalk sized. The art taking ordinary materials and making them shine. Poor Ruskin would have the vapours.

SEDA is organising Scotland’s first in-person Green Careers Fair at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on 24 Sept and, with no ‘greenwashers’ allowed, it’s shaping up to be a very different careers fair. If you or your organisation would like to participate or co-sponsor, please email land@seda.scot

Brilliant LFG this evening on finishes in South India by Thirumalini Selvaraj. I loved that conservation was secured by interviewing locals 100+ yrs old. Recipes for limewash just about surviving time. For me it highlighted loss of craft but also creativity. Lots to think about #archaeology #craft

Lime Finishers, I have sent the link out for tomorrow nights Lime Finishes Group talk by Professor Thirumalini Selvaraj. It strikes me that we have so much to learn from India and other places that didn't abandon traditional practice and materials. Do check your inboxes and junk folders. Best, T.

🚫 Despite all the negativity in the media about electric vehicles not selling:

⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 24% more EVs were sold in 2024 than in 2023.

Graphic from @nathanielbullard.com

When we looked at the total cost of ownership of heat pumps in the UK I was surprised by this finding:

Heat pumps with only slightly above average efficiency already today reach cost parity with gas boilers after the government grant.

More here👇

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

An opportunity missed...

Portuguese born artist Paula Rego, Looking Out, 1997 #WomensArt

"At the end of another day....., I sat in the evening sun and took a few moments to myself."
Cat Moore,
contemporary UK printmaker
#WomensArt

Not long left to go! Come and see our exhibition which will be a culmination of our research and debut some art pieces as a result!

#archaeology #history #paper #print #devon #exeter #exhibition #art #research

Bits and pieces from the East Neuk of Fife

Harl, limewash and wriggly tin, Sutherland, the Highlands.

Egyptian blue pigment found in Augusta Raurica, Switzerland. The pigments were used in wall paintings. In #Roman times, Egyptian blue was distributed throughout the Empire in a more or less standardised form of small balls of 15-20 mm in diameter. 🧵 1/2

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🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology

A very interesting morning visit to Sutton Scarsdale with @limefinishes.bsky.social today, looking at various elements of this impressive Georgian building (adapted from an earlier house). Here’s some of the beautiful decorative plaster 😍🤩

Lime Finishers, the 2025 Programme has gone out: it's Packed!!! . I want take the opportunity to thank all of you who took the time to put talks together and those of you who came along to engage in vigorous but respectful and supportive debate in 2024 - this is at the heart of the LFG.