Tag Archives: Walks

Escape to the Black Mountains

Posted on March 3, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

So we decided last Friday night to have an adventure. We got up at 4.30 Saturday morning and headed off to The Black Mountains: Y Mynyddoedd Duon in Welsh. Continue reading →

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Walking into Love, a Sonnet: The Loving Quark

Posted on February 24, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

The Loving Quark

Said Einstein, “into nature look, look deep
and better all things will you understand.”
To look into the heart – the seat
of love – he was, it seemed, imploring man. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian writing, spirituality, Walking, Writing | Tagged atom, Christian Writing, Einstein, love, molecule, Petrarch, Poetry, Poetry Writing, quark, Shakespeare, sonnet, Spiritual, Walks, Writing | 4 Comments

Walking Rye Harbour

Posted on February 11, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

I found this shell (mollusc) while walking the beach at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve last Saturday. Look, it’s a fan and at its centre, another smaller fan. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Inspiration, Printmaking, Science, Walking | Tagged Bi-valve Mollusc, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian Period, Cockle Shells, Coffee Filter Art, Eco Printing, Fauna, Flora, Fossil Record, Molluscs, rust dyeing, Rye Harbour, Vinegar Mordant, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks | Leave a comment

Walking and Falling (Salt and Snow)

Posted on February 3, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

Snowdrop
snow drop
lamb drop
In snow
salt circles
burns snow
Life flowers Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Drawing, Haiku Writing, Imagism, Inspiration, spirituality, Walking | Tagged beach walk, Fauna, flint, Flora, Haiku Writing, Hythe, Imagism, lambing, seaweed stem, Snow, snowdrop, Spiritual, stone circles, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks, Wye near Ashford | 2 Comments

I began this drawing earlier in the year – before breaking my shoulder. I haven’t done much of this kind of drawing – in situ, in front of a subject, with just a pencil and a piece of paper, and for a long time. I am out of practice. Clearly, by all the alterations. But you have to get it right, no matter what it takes. Or how long. This took about 4 hours over 2 days. It’s of a group of plants on a pedestal table with a round metal top, in our garden. Continue reading →