Creativity/Serendipity Tag

14 Oct

Posted at 22:23h in Sarah's Journal by

Mick and Tony walk together in a big circle from their first meeting in 1986. ‘Fascinating chap’ Tony wrote in his journal in Melbourne, Australia. Signs change from one to two walkers. Mick, Tony and I find conversational ‘snaps’ – eldership, podcasts, colonisation, land and place. As Mick describes it, we explore the “zeitgeist connectivity overlaps” in the lines that stretch across the earth between us. Making the shift from I to we, from singularity to synergy, global alliances happen. Artists, travellers, activists are coming together face-to-face and sharing ideas. Like the historical silk-road, London is a thriving centre of creative culture. Right now it is the centre of my Venn diagram. People from many different communities are gathering here and pollinating ideas to seed and grow when they return home.

11 Oct

Posted at 19:17h in Sarah's Journal by

For the last thirty years, the British have been schooled in the art of festival culture. We have learned how to sustain ourselves despite the weather, to self-organise, to party, to de-centralise, to entertain, to collaborate and to communicate. This is a significant moment when the old established order meets the new paradigm head on. The new picks up the woolly thread spun in the 60’s, weaves it through the creative practices, spiritual teachings and digital expression we have experienced in recent counter culture and made it child-friendly. In this moment a child sits on top of the lion. This child is the future.

05 Aug

Posted at 13:43h in Sarah's Journal by

An envelope on the parquet floor in the hallway. A real handwritten envelope with a stamp, and inside a card and a gift. It contains skull and heart beads and a card to colour in. I love the glinting silver, the incongruous procession of pink skulls. I love the randomness of the arrival of this present, and yet its perfect timing to celebrate Love and Loss. Most of all I love the sender, who thinks with colour and craft and spent the thought processing time and legwork to put it in the post box.