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.

News

Pitch Me!

I had this little idea of Paying It Forward during 2019. I'm offering up to 3 hours of my time to help you with something inspiring, worthwhile, bonkers, thought-provoking, or maybe even useful. So it's not wholly altruistic, as I want to have fun too!

Blog

Catching the wind

Mucknell Abbey, Worcestershire, 10 March 2011 - The anticyclonic frost and cold of the beginning of March has become cyclonic bluster and low cloud. I take advantage of the force 5-ish sou'westerlies, and reach for my kite.

Article

"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.

Exhibition/Installation

"Angel of the SW"

Set on a high point within Ludwell Valley Park, Exeter, the Angel's weathered steel reflects the rust-red warmth of the local stone. It serves as a focus and an anchor, helping to tether us and give us a sense of place in an ephemeral and rapidly changing world.

Performance/Event

"This world is not conclusion"

It took several days to create a sand painting of the Compact Muon Solenoid at CERN, laboriously piling grains of sand one on another. Then soon after completion it was destroyed.

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.

Talk/Workshop

Workshop on "Slow Bible Reading"

workshop was on the ancient monastic practice of Lectio Divina, part of a Prayer & Spirituality Day at Exeter Cathedral.

Academia

“Live the questions now: control, connectedness and making conceptual art”

Giving fourth year students at Exeter Medical School an introduction to conceptual and environmental art, looking at meaning-making and how we turn ideas into art, making art.

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

"Particulart" launching soon

It's been months in the planning and making, and now Particulart is at hand. The exhibition will be in the Real Food café from 13th October to 8th November, with a launch party on the evening of 15th October.

Making

World Origami Day

In modern times, origami has been used as a beacon of hope. I created the origami "Soul Cube" to help me get past that powerful critical voice in my head and access the deeper nurturing wise voice that speaks words I need to hear.

Place

Notes for a small island

Clare Bryden. Notes for a small island. Church Times, 28 October 2016.
As sterling wobbles, Clare Bryden investigates revolutionary approaches to money and economics

Play

Pitch Me!

I had this little idea of Paying It Forward during 2019. I'm offering up to 3 hours of my time to help you with something inspiring, worthwhile, bonkers, thought-provoking, or maybe even useful. So it's not wholly altruistic, as I want to have fun too!

Public Engagement

FALAFELS

FALAFELS stands for Free Art Friday Exeter St Loyes Loves Anagrams. You have to think about it a bit!

Science and Data

"Green|Blue" to show at Greenbelt

Really honoured and excited that “Green|Blue” is part of this amazing line-up that will be “On Common Ground” at Greenbelt 2017. I’ll be showing once again in the Allotment Shed gallery, on the Sunday afternoon. Come and find me!

Social Justice

Action in a World of Contemplation *

Greenbelt is a festival of arts, faith and justice, held over the August Bank Holiday. The programme is huge, so to help me manage it I often choose a theme. This year I didn't, consciously at any rate, but it became apparent as the weekend unfolded that I'd ringed quite a lot of talks relating to contemplation and action