Main Areas of Focus

My interests are wide-ranging, primarily in how human beings affect and are affected by the natural world of which we are part, and the related theology and psychology of connectedness.

Artist

Creating beautiful and thought-provoking art as a means of supporting care for planet and people, nurturing a sense of place, and building community

Writer

Articles and blogs on economics, environment, nature, attentiveness, applied theology, arts, and anything that interests me

Consultant

» Website development and training
» Energy efficiency and renewable energy consultancy
» Research and reporting

Latest News and Produce

What I’ve recently produced. What I’m working on. What’s in the pipeline.

Article

Good money after bad

Clare Bryden. Good money after bad. Church Times, 1 October 2021.
Clare Bryden suggests ten ways to use personal finance for a better world

Talk/Workshop

Prayer and Bible reading groups

As part of starting a new blog devoted to prayer and spiritual life, I have moved over the material on related workshops and group work.

Blog

Come dancing

I went on an expedition today, all the way to Middlemoor roundabout, for a picnic lunch amidst the trees and daffodils.

Exhibition/Installation

Prayer installations

As part of starting a new blog devoted to prayer and spiritual life, I have moved over the material on related installations.

Academia

“Live the questions now” 2020/21

Teaching on the Medical Humanities Special Studies Unit at Exeter Medical School, introducing fourth year students to conceptual and environmental art, looking at meaning-making and how we turn ideas into art, making art.

Performance/Event

Performance in a worship context

As part of starting a new blog devoted to prayer and spiritual life, I have moved over the material on related performance.

Recording

"...and the Greatest of these is Love"

In their second album, Antiphon presents world premiere recordings of three choral works by Michael Walsh: an unaccompanied Mass of the Holy Trinity; a full-scale Requiem Mass; and The Way of Love, a setting of five love poems by Rupert Brooke. We recorded it in July 2017 in the crossing and Lady Chapel in Exeter Cathedral.

News

New blog on prayer and spiritual life

I have increasingly been feeling that I wanted to write more about my prayer and spirituality. I have therefore started a new blog...

Random Work Generator

There are a number of threads running through all my work. Here’s a random sample from each.

Attentiveness

What are the places that mean something to you?

What are the places that mean something to you? What three words...? started out as a coding exercise. I'd been learning Javascript, and wanted to put it into practice.

Environment

"Looking slant" for Science and Belief blog

Ruth Bancewicz of the Faraday Institute asked me to write a piece for the blog "Science and Belief – A blog about the positive interactions between science and faith". I finally took the opportunity to write up my reflections about "Green|Blue" more fully.

Making

"Heavitree Stone Regular"

Steven Bramble designed the alphabet. I turned it into the font used on all the Heavitree Quarry Trails outputs. I've made it available to download it for your own use too.

Place

Blackberrying for beginners

Clare Bryden. Blackberrying for beginners. Resurgence Magazine, Sep/Oct 2013.
Shortlisted essay from the Resurgence & Ecologist Nature Writing Competition.

Play

"Particulart: Exhausted" at Oxford Festival of Arts

The overall aim of Particulart is to engage people with environmental and social issues and challenge the status quo through the power of knitting, science, and public art. In addition, “Exhausted” aimed to promote public awareness and provoke reflection on urban air quality, through a quirky display enabling playful interaction. It appeared at “Test Drive the Future”, an exhibition of electric vehicles, that will help solve the problem of air pollution.

Public Engagement

"Particulart 3" is go!

I got some excellent news this morning. Exeter City Council have approved a small arts grant towards my next Particulart exhibition.

Science and Data

"Green|Blue" coming to Exeter Cathedral

I'm delighted to announce that "Green|Blue" will be appearing in the Chapter House at Exeter Cathedral from 28 May to 4 June.

Social Justice

"Where have we put our treasure?"

I explore where our treasure lies in today’s world for the Bright Now Blog run by Operation Noah.