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©Wordsmith Crafts 2006
Last updated on 9-jan-07
Wordsmith Crafts seeks to enable people to access their
past and by doing this better understand their present situation and
hope for a better future.
My living history activities give people space and time to step outside
their everyday lives and experience something new in a fun and informal
atmosphere. Because this imaginative step is based on real history,
it encourages people to think critically about the assumptions made
in everyday life, whilst avoiding some of the excesses of radical alternative
living. By giving people of all ages access to the knowledge and hands
on skills required to interpret the past we hope to enable them to better
take an active part in crafting their culture.
My contemporary culture activities are inspired by an ethical indignation with the status quo and the need to live as a whole person in a fractured society. My artwork tests concepts, received wisdom and techniques by combining them with new materials, ideas and everyday living. They mark the path I have made by walking as I learn the way.