Over the summer, when the weather is warm we have the house open. In England where we live there are no screens on windows or doors and so the breeze and all it brings sometimes comes in. Mostly that means sunshine, sometimes rain, and often bumble bees. We get huge bees that are just shy …
If you missed my recital concert last weekend, or were disappointed by the quality of the live stream (sorry about that! there were last minute technical hitches that meant I had to use the built in mic and video of my laptop) there’s good news! The HD fancy camera I set up did work! Here’s …
A good friend of mine is studying the ‘pedagogy of small’. She’s looking at some ideas that people sometimes dismiss, but they are so important. Even If They Are Small. In today’s connected world it is possible to think BIG. Global, and even beyond. Pictures from the edges of the galaxy are not beyond our …
Learning is like seeing light fracture into a rainbow, and then that rainbow turned into kaleidoscope that can become a mosaic that we create. It doesn’t have to be complicated. A kaleidoscope is such a simple contraption, with a few simple pieces. You could even make one with discarded items – an old loo roll, …
Another chance to hear this recital programme, Saturday 2 pm at the Chapel of the Ascension, University of Chichester. Entrance is FREE, all proceeds go toward Laura’s educational outreach and research projects. Live stream link: https://chiplayer.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=c47a309f-4dd6-432c-8ed4-a9ef00e5aaf1 HD recording posted HERE
Sometimes in life we encounter people in the everyday and don’t know a thing about them. I met one of those people I had known for a decade and never known at all. How often has it been that you pass someone in work or in town, perhaps in the grocery store or the bank …
This programme will be repeated at the University of Chichester Chapel on Saturday 9 February at 2pm. Both concerts are free admission, and all donations will go towards supporting my research and educational projects. Programme includes Debussy Cello Sonata, Kodaly Solo Sonata mvt 1, and Mendelssohn Trio in D minor.
For the final week of #el30 I would like to consider some of what Stephen Downes presents in his intro to the topic of Agency (below in blue). These initial words sparked so much in me, that they were catalyst enough for a post. My thoughts are interspersed with bits from Stephen’s intro (in blue) …
This hour was my first in depth experience with Amy Burvall, and with aspects of her backstory. It was Stephen Downes 8th topic, Experience, in his #el30 course, broadcast on 16 December. (I’m catching up) I was aware of Amy’s art, but without the personal, without the moments of detail, I had never looked deeper. …
and the sun rises another day, yawning, dawning. And always, absolutely always the earth reaches up to greet her, running with windblown hair. Happy birthday to the earth, day everyday is Sunday (even on a Tuesday, like today) this very short post was inspired by @Tellio
Be creative. go. That’s the hardest. We once had ‘guests’ who came and sat on the sofa (for several days) and said – “Oh, carry on as normal, we’ll just watch the show.” That was excruciating. ‘Watch the show?’ I find creating an artefact to represent my experience that is not somehow interwoven with something …