The shepherding life of the city of Atina, the Val di Comino and beyond has fascinated me for years. I first visited the town, in the Apennines, in the summer of 2016 on an art residency curated by artist Rekha Sameer, and since then have returned every summer to run residencies in Atina with the… Keep Reading
An influential and beloved landscape painter, Samuel Palmer (1805 – 1883) brought spiritual into the bucolic. He is most associated with the Kent village of Shoreham, a village I have loved and visited repeatedly, drawn by its association with a world I recognise in Palmer’s pictures. Although the sound of the motorway is always present,… Keep Reading
144,000 Sealed 1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the… Keep Reading
Jacob Blesses His Sons 1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. 2 “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel. 3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling… Keep Reading
