A personal notebook of making, reading, travelling, photography, and simpler ways of living.
Kinship, a poem by Ursula K. Le Guin, contrasts the slow, deep burning of an ancient forest tree with the restless, blinding warmth of human life — a meditation on what we share with the non-human world.
Prompted by reading John Connell's The Running Book, I remembed a catalogue of moody black-and-white photographs of the Irish landscape by Giles Norman.
There are some excellent galleries in Sydney that focus on displaying the work of local artists and providing exhibition space. A labour of love for most gallery owners as the market is not large.
Inhabit is a beautifully produced documentary exploring permaculture design across rural, suburban and urban landscapes in North America. A compelling and well-made case that human needs and planetary health need not be in conflict.
The most popular post on Slowlane has been Ceramics Destinations in Kyoto, this post seeks to provide the same information for a Tokyo visitor.
Following a link from Fine Woodworking I came across an inspiring collection of videos featuring a group of traditional craftspeople who live in the US state of Arkansas.
