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Pinhole photographs from the series ‘In the Shadow of the Tree of Life,’ images of Ash trees, with exposures lasting sev...
11/07/2024

Pinhole photographs from the series ‘In the Shadow of the Tree of Life,’ images of Ash trees, with exposures lasting several months and the emulsion partly washed away by the windblown rain.
There is one day left to see some of these alongside other photographers’ work at the exhibition including and and many others.

We have an early July lull in bookings and one or two later slots so we are offering a 20% discount including a free sau...
06/07/2024

We have an early July lull in bookings and one or two later slots so we are offering a 20% discount including a free sauna session on all stays between now and the end of July in any one of our available yurts. See the Yurtworks website for availability or DM for more details or to book.

Lovely Open Day yesterday for the Ash Tree Project with our local Wildlife and Conservation Group and Cornwall Butterfly...
30/06/2024

Lovely Open Day yesterday for the Ash Tree Project with our local Wildlife and Conservation Group and Cornwall Butterfly Conservation and Storytelling with Susan Samm. Big Thankyou to all who came and to Jo Best for the refreshments.
It was the first time the red ash circle was put together and the first time I’ve exhibited any photos in many years. It was good to bring art and nature and storytelling together in a Cornish field.
Thanks to for the lovely pics.

Ready for the Open Day here tomorrow, a small celebration of Ash trees. The Red Ash circle is up, for the first time, t...
28/06/2024

Ready for the Open Day here tomorrow, a small celebration of Ash trees. The Red Ash circle is up, for the first time, the pinhole photos are hanging in the yurt. There will be some assorted spoonware too, storytelling, making story sticks and Nature walks and cake and coffee to raise some money for the local wildlife and Conservation Group.
Hope to see some of you there. From 11- 4 at Sunnybank, St Breward, PL304LP .Very limited parking please park in the village and walk .

Still a way to go - preparing for the Open workshop day here next Saturday. Bringing art and craft and nature and people...
22/06/2024

Still a way to go - preparing for the Open workshop day here next Saturday. Bringing art and craft and nature and people together with making story sticks and telling stories and a nature walk around one of the butterfly brakes. The beginning of an ongoing celebration of Ash Trees.

Totally forgot it was Father’s Day today - Thankyou you to both my daughters for reminding me - spent the morning puttin...
16/06/2024

Totally forgot it was Father’s Day today - Thankyou you to both my daughters for reminding me - spent the morning putting up the yurt for the retreat next weekend. It has lived through different incarnations but when it was first made thirteen years ago the four of us lived in it through a cold wet winter, so it always carries with it memories of a different time.

Thankyou to for selecting photographs from my pinhole series “In the Shadow of the Tree of Life” for their Open Call ex...
13/06/2024

Thankyou to for selecting photographs from my pinhole series “In the Shadow of the Tree of Life” for their Open Call exhibition in July on the theme of Repetition.
Opening night is on the 4th July at Burton and South Derbyshire College, Staffordshire.

Looking forward to our Open Day on the 29th June for an Ash Tree themed day with an exhibition of pinhole photographs, a...
08/06/2024

Looking forward to our Open Day on the 29th June for an Ash Tree themed day with an exhibition of pinhole photographs, and the ongoing Red Ash Project - which involves painting 100 ash trees and stems felled as a consequence of ash die back.
The open day is An opportunity to get involved or come along for some tree talk with story telling, a steam bending demo and cake and coffees. It is free and all ages are welcome.
29th June from 11-4pm
The trees were planted in the year 2000 as a coppice to generate poles for the yurt making business and other greenwood crafts. In 2021 they were hit by ash dieback and we started to look for other ways of using the wood apart from firewood. This project is a celebration of Ash Trees as they slowly disappear from our woods and hedgerows.

Very much looking forward to welcoming for another Women’s Retreat here over midsummer in a couple of weeks. Our big co...
08/06/2024

Very much looking forward to welcoming for another Women’s Retreat here over midsummer in a couple of weeks.
Our big communal yurt and extra bell tents as well as the yurts transforms the Cornish Yurt Holiday site into beautiful set up for small gatherings and retreats.

An Open Workshop with tea and cake - a celebration of Ash Trees with an exhibition of pinhole photographs (of Ash Trees)...
01/06/2024

An Open Workshop with tea and cake - a celebration of Ash Trees with an exhibition of pinhole photographs (of Ash Trees), and the Red Ash Tree project in progress. Welcome to get involved or come along for find out more, - hear about the Ash trees and Ash die back that have inspired this project. More details to follow.

Once they would have been at the forefront of agricultural engineering , now almost 70 years on these tractors and trail...
13/05/2024

Once they would have been at the forefront of agricultural engineering , now almost 70 years on these tractors and trailers have mostly gone the way of the heavy horses before them. I am not a Luddite and welcome life generating change but many aspects of modern farming and the technology that dominates it, separates us step by step from the soil beneath our feet and Something so vital is lost in this process.
At the same time I’m dependent on a neighbouring farmer to drop feed bales off because this little tractor can’t lift them. No easy answers to this.

In the Shadow of the Tree of Life- a pinhole view of an Ash Tree with the iPhone equivalent of the same tree. This serie...
11/05/2024

In the Shadow of the Tree of Life- a pinhole view of an Ash Tree with the iPhone equivalent of the same tree. This series of pinhole pictures is ongoing and celebrates and mourns the fast decline of ash trees along the Camel Valley and beyond.
Pinhole cameras have been around along time and I used them many years ago but my renewed interest is partly inspired by pinhole works of trees and his sunflowers circle planted at Kestle Barton.
I’m going to be posting more art based work on the Wild Circle account to keep it separate from the yurt and yurt holidays side of things. For me it’s all connected but IG algorhythms don’t work like that. Maintaining two accounts is a challenge but I’ll see how it goes.
More pinhole images can be seen on the Wild Circle website and are available to buy via the shop.

Setting up the holiday yurts at this time of year can sometimes feel like a steep hill to climb especially with all th...
09/04/2024

Setting up the holiday yurts at this time of year can sometimes feel like a steep hill to climb especially with all the weather we ve been having, but there are always new additions and changes to keep it all lively. It feels like I’m always saying that this and that was made here in the Yurtworks workshop or by a friend or neighbour, but maybe it needs to be said more - stuff made by hand by people you know from materials on your doorstep brings something special to any experience- a little bit of soul maybe. It’s at the heart of what we do here. This set of drawers from the Ashfield Yurt was made by neighbour Steve and painted here in the workshop with the additional fishing float handles. ThTs not to say that there aren’t a few IKEA accessories in there too …….

Apart from roundabouts, circular shapes/spaces in urban parks, buildings, town and city planning in general are uncommon...
23/03/2024

Apart from roundabouts, circular shapes/spaces in urban parks, buildings, town and city planning in general are uncommon, and in Bath so much more is made of the Royal Crescent and the baths, and the shops than the 18th century Circus nearby. The huge plane trees were not in Woods original design but planted 50 yrs later making them over 200 years old. There are those that may say that they get in the way of the architecture but standing as they do as tall as the surrounding buildings they bring a rare presence - maybe something of the Sacred Grove about them that I think would feel different in a city Square or park.

From roundhouse to long house - this beautiful tithe barn recently restored is now home to Messums Art Gallery in Tisbur...
20/03/2024

From roundhouse to long house - this beautiful tithe barn recently restored is now home to Messums Art Gallery in Tisbury and a current exhibition of contemporary ceramics including these lovely pieces by Adam Buick and Nina Salsotto Cassina. Both the barn and the exhibition are well worth a visit and free to wander round.

Brief visit to see Adrian Leaman at Wholewoods at the beginning of the week for some advice about roundhouse building. ...
13/03/2024

Brief visit to see Adrian Leaman at Wholewoods at the beginning of the week for some advice about roundhouse building. The roundhouse build here at Yurtworks, long in the pipeline, will get underway this spring.

Great day peeling ash poles for an art project to celebrate the Ash Tree in the dark shadow of Ash dieback. Lovely sun f...
05/03/2024

Great day peeling ash poles for an art project to celebrate the Ash Tree in the dark shadow of Ash dieback. Lovely sun filled day and a big thankyou to the Lojervya folk

Hazel nut fragments keep catching my eye as I’m walking Blue, and I pause to pick them up, although they are empty ther...
26/02/2024

Hazel nut fragments keep catching my eye as I’m walking Blue, and I pause to pick them up, although they are empty there’s a bright glimmer to them.

Some spalted beech serving spoons.
19/02/2024

Some spalted beech serving spoons.

Calcium Tube worm deposits on the rocks look like constellations from another world.
10/02/2024

Calcium Tube worm deposits on the rocks look like constellations from another world.

Putting some pictures together for a talk next month .cultures.research along the theme of Belonging. The glass bowl and...
08/02/2024

Putting some pictures together for a talk next month .cultures.research along the theme of Belonging. The glass bowl and the glass cup were made by by blowing glass into a hollowed out piece of wild cherry wood. The porcelain vases by . The white bowl was made using clay from a nearby china clay spillage many years ago.

Making a lot of stuff at the moment, not sure where it’s leading to. This little spoon is from a piece of blackthorn nea...
06/02/2024

Making a lot of stuff at the moment, not sure where it’s leading to. This little spoon is from a piece of blackthorn nearby with a rabbit leg bone stem. I’m always hesitant about using animal parts in what I make, but for a number of reasons I’m ok with this.

Very much Looking forward to taking part in this event in March. Plenty of inspiring talks, workshops and discussions ov...
04/02/2024

Very much Looking forward to taking part in this event in March. Plenty of inspiring talks, workshops and discussions over two days. I will be showing some of my recent work and giving a talk on the Sunday about Belonging and some of the ways Art, Craft, and the Wheel of the Year can support us in that process. Bookings only opened a week or so ago but heard that tickets selling fast.

These recent posts may seem random and have little to do with selling yurt holidays, although we do that too, but it’s a...
01/02/2024

These recent posts may seem random and have little to do with selling yurt holidays, although we do that too, but it’s all connected one way or another.
These ivy seeds are easy to spot at this time of year often nowhere near ivy as the blackbirds eat the berries.

The early life trail of the bramble leaf moth miner. The second picture shows the hole at the end of the tunnel where th...
31/01/2024

The early life trail of the bramble leaf moth miner. The second picture shows the hole at the end of the tunnel where the moth has emerged.

Pinhole photograph of an ash tree with ash die back. Work in progress. It is a negative image with the tree visible in ...
28/01/2024

Pinhole photograph of an ash tree with ash die back. Work in progress. It is a negative image with the tree visible in the background and the black bands of the sun at the top.

It’s been a time since I last posted and while it has felt good to disconnect it’s time to plug back in. This work wit...
20/01/2024

It’s been a time since I last posted and while it has felt good to disconnect it’s time to plug back in. This work with the ash trees is in progress with some way to go but the colours and the sun and the shape of the ash stems filled me with some hope yesterday.

Covid finally caught up with me last week leaving me with no energy for anything. It’s still lingering but Today was the...
17/12/2023

Covid finally caught up with me last week leaving me with no energy for anything. It’s still lingering but Today was the first time back in the workshop for an hour or two finishing off these Ash chopping boards.

I usually like to know what tree the wood came from and where it had grown, before I make anything from it, but that’s n...
08/12/2023

I usually like to know what tree the wood came from and where it had grown, before I make anything from it, but that’s not always possible. Clearing out the workshop I came across these feet off an Afghan or Pakistan charpoi or bedstead. I adapted the bed which is still in use in the Green Man yurt but I took a few inches off them years ago and held onto the offcuts. I’ve no idea what the wood is but maybe teak. It’s hard and a little oily but still carves well, glad they didn’t end up in the wood burner.

A few recent spoons from an assortment of wood including Rhododendron , yew, laburnum and acacia . Beautiful pottery by ...
05/12/2023

A few recent spoons from an assortment of wood including Rhododendron , yew, laburnum and acacia . Beautiful pottery by . Spoons and scoops soon available to buy via the wild circle/shop online. Or available now by direct message.

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A few prints from the pinhole series of photographs of Ash Trees. Lovely finish on a matt textured paper . Will be part of the Open Day here on the 29th June 11 - 4 - A celebration of Ash Trees. Available soon to buy in the Wild Circle Shop. #ashtrees #ashdieback #pinholephotography #pinholecamera #treeoflife #art #artphotography #handmadelife #artinnature

Stops me in my tracks every time - bluebells still in full tilt. The wonder of May as Spring unfolds day by day. #cornishyurtholidays #yurtholidays #saunaholidays #saunas #saunalife #handmadelife #ecoglamping #backtonature #natureholidays #holidaysinnature #dogfriendly

Happy Beltane! 🔥although the trees look old and gnarly this is a fairly new woodland maybe 60 - 70 years old- none of these young oaks were planted - all self seeded from a family of mother trees along a nearby hedge. No thinning minimal intervention, #cornishyurtholidays #yurtholiday #yurtholidays #ecoglamping #naturalregeneration #oaktrees #bluebells #beltane #woodlandmanagement #habitatmanagement

It looks like Spring but feels like autumn today with cold heavy showers. Still plenty to do before we open on Friday but sometimes it helps to light the fire and retreat from the world for an hour or two. #sauna #saunalife #woodfiredsauna #cornishyurtholidays #yurtholidays #madeincornwall #handmadelife #saunastays #saunaholidays

I rarely have bonfires these days for many reasons but today we burned one of the first yurts I made about 24 years ago. It was riddled with woodworm and had had its time. There is always a dilemma when working with the land, with Nature, acknowledging the needs of rabbits, deer, squirrels, moles, badgers , foxes, slugs, caterpillars …… and even woodworm beetles - when their needs conflict with human needs. It’s an ongoing conversation with no easy answers. This is the time of year the woodworm beetles emerge from the wood before laying eggs and starting the four year cycle over again. #yurts #yurtlife #yurtliving #cornishyurtholidays #cornishyurts #madeincornwall #handmadelife #yurtstays #bonfire

Blessed with a beautiful day, all three of our holiday yurts are now up. #cornishyurtholidays #yurtholidays #yurtstays #ecoglamping #saunaholidays #handmadelife #thewildcircle #thewildcircleretreat #dogfriendlyholidays #darkskyholidays #bodminmoor #camelvalley

It’s been a long wet winter but spring is in the air at last up here on the moor. The yurts are still to go up but we should be able to make a start this week, for a season start in May. You can book a stay www.yurtworks.co.uk

Only a few weeks til the start of the new season - looking forward to the blue skies and bluebells of May

Good availability through September and October in our smallest yurt. Follow link in bio for availability or DM for details.

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