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Ithell Colquhoun: Art, Magic, and The Living Landscape
Ithell Colquhoun’s work stands at the crossroads of art, magic, and social reform. Rooted in landscape, myth, and the living intelligence of matter, her paintings and writings speak powerfully to contemporary longings for depth, enchantment, and ecological relationship.
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Dec 14, 20256 min read


In Search of the Mythic and Magical in Devon & Cornwall
Last week I visited the west country, during a spell of unusually prolonged warm and sunny weather for the British Isles during spring. This journey was not planned as a guide, but as an encounter with the mythic and magical in Devon and Cornwall, following a sense of place rather than a fixed route. Entering the Landscape - The Power Of Dartmoor The granite Tors of Dartmoor. I found these places profoundly strange and powerful, with the unusual forms of rock that occupy the
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May 11, 20255 min read


Alchemy & Mysticism: A Journey Through Art
There are certain books that feel less like something to be read from beginning to end, and more like something to return to, to open at any page and enter a particular world. Alchemy & Mysticism is one of those. I have returned to this Taschen volume many times. Each encounter offers something slightly different, not only in what is seen, but in how the images seem to work upon the imagination. The Opus as Image What strikes me most in these pages is that even where the mate
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Apr 24, 20253 min read


In Celebration Of Cecil Collins: Art, Spirituality, and Creative Joy
Cecil Collins is an artist I have a great appreciation for. This book documents the thoughts and reflections of many of those who knew him, whether as a collector, curator, student of his unique teaching methods, or through other connections. Collins’ work carries a particular quality that is difficult to define, yet unmistakable when encountered. It speaks from a place that feels both ancient and immediate, personal and universal. Images arise from the fountainhead of human
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Apr 8, 20254 min read
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