These times are proving a challenge to many of us – but it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to be taking these times as an opportunity to transition to something better, on both
“Ideas of repair and healing, focusing on the duty of care we have to our community, to ourselves, to the planet and to our possessions” Restoration revolution: how make do and mend turned into a
How’s about this for a bit of art – powered by solar of course: An old oil rig, dubbed the SEE Monster, has been transported on a barge the size of a football pitch to
There’s a new bit of art up in the centre of town: The artist who created the latest Sidmouth Wallspace billboard has been sharing his skills with children and young people at the local youth
If you’re going to repair something – make it obvious! The “visible mending” movement is being driven by individuals concerned about the environmental impact of new clothing. But its roots go back centuries to the
As artist Bridget Harvey says about her jumper: MEND MORE Jumper – purple, acrylic, large, and textual – is part encouragement and part disparagement. Its stance is political: overt, visible, legible, unmistakeable. Clothing repair has
There’s more and more interest in what seagrass can do: Planting seaweed and seagrass forests – Vision Group for Sidmouth A huge project is underway at Plymouth Sound: Seagrass in Plymouth Sound: ‘new milestone’ –
It’s all about collaboration: Part of Exmouth’s seafront wall facing the sea is to be spruced up in a ‘collaboration’ between East Devon District Council and an artist from the town. They’ve nicknamed the wall, which
SolarPunk is ambitious and even ‘rebellious’ – in that it wants to challenge much of the negativity out there – whether it’s ‘climate angst’ on the one hand or ‘nothing to worry about’ on the other
Very SolarPunk: very science-based and very off-the wall: Recorded in his hometown of Melbourne, Solastalgia is the first Radio 4 stand-up special from award-winning Millennial Australian comedian Tom Ballard. It’s his terrified, emotional and hilarious