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

The wisdom of foolishness

Reflections on walking and talking and bouncing a tennis ball in the streets of Exeter.

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

"Elsewhere"

Not far from Land's End, there is a small south-facing bay comprising St Loy's Cove and Paynter's Cove. Not many years ago, storms washed up a large chunk of metal onto the top of the beach. Now, it has been resettled to the M5 Services at Junction 30.

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

"The Art of Following Your Nose" at PechaKucha Dartmoor

In which I spoke for 6 minutes 40 seconds about how I fell into my art practice, and about how I have followed a number of threads, but mostly my own nose.

Academia

Tutoring in Medical Humanities

Random Work Generator

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

Attentiveness

#turnedoutgreyagain, a Twoem

Blackbird perched precariously in pyracantha, picking at plentiful berries. #ventriloquismforbeginners

Environment

"Green|Blue" selected to show at Exeter University

I'm delighted that "Green|Blue: Exe" has been selected to show in "The Observatory: Perspectives on landscape, society and spirit" in Exeter University Forum during 11-18 June 2017.

Making

Lecture - "Particulart, or the art of knitting, chemistry, meditation and gentle protest"

Last night, at somewhat short notice, I stepped into a breach and gave a St Michael’s Lecture. I liked the title so much, I adopted it for the work.

Place

"Q is for Quarries"

"Q is for Quarries" is an A-Z trail that allows people to discover the distinctive Heavitree Stone used to build the red skeleton of Exeter.

Play

Game of Life

The Game of Life is a pretty standard coding exercise. But what if Life is no longer seen in black and white, and instead in shades of grey? Update: Or in technicolor? And what happens if we tweak the rules?

Public Engagement

Knit-your-own carbon dioxide workshop

As part of the Particulart: Up in the Air exhibition, Diana Moore of Particulart and Knit-Stop ran a knit-your-own carbon dioxide workshop.

Science and Data

Hanging "Green|Blue" in the Chapter House

Today's the day when I got into the Chapter House to set up my new show. It's fair to say that I'm really happy how it's turned out.

Social Justice

Synod and the unengaged majority

The Women Bishops Measure was lost in the House of Laity, by six votes. It might not be a rejection of women bishops, just the enabling legislation, but it sure feels like a rejection to me.