Tag Archives: culture

The Battle of Orgreave 1984

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

I produce Swedish style, egg tempera folk art paintings.  In Sweden this is known as a ‘Bonad’ -a decorative wall hanging (plural is Bonader). This painting ‘the Miner and the Horse II’ came about because while researching mining on the internet before … Continue reading →

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Hand drawn Birds-Eye-View-Maps

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

A beautiful, quirky, hand drawn map of your place- just imagine! We perch on our planet, precariously tilting on the curve of the earth.  We dig our roots into the soil, our foundations into the rock.  For generations we live in our landscapes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Building, Business, Children's stories, culture, Derbyshire, eco tourism, environmental, folk art, Map drawing, map making, Peak District, rural community | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Fragile, naïve and centuries old; Peak District well dressing

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

A lovely video from @terrybnd all about our wonderful well dressings. Tissington is always the first and is the most spectacular, but from May to September you can find a well dressing somewhere in the Peak District. Tissington is a … Continue reading →

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