Watch and listen out for us in local press. For those that missed it here is a press clipping following the project go-ahead. We were also on BBC radio Cornwall a month ago talking about the project with Tiffany Truscott. Happily, Tiffany is now keen to follow the project and keep radio Cornwall listeners informed […]
Posts Tagged ‘Community project’
Lets celebrate Cornish Dialect…
There’s something wonderful about Cornish dialect… And speaking to Cornish farmers has revealed a whole range of interesting words and phrases. Of course these can vary hugely depending on where you are in Cornwall. I am currently making a short film with some of these in… but until then here is some local dialect for […]
Water colours in ‘Flat field’
Here’s another post and beautiful water colour by artist Louise McClary… Catching the last of the sun last week I decided to visit Halonoweth farm to my favorite field that overlooks the creek. We have ( that’s me and the farmers) always named it “Flat Field ” now with the tythe map we now know […]
When the ivy takes over- down on Polgrean Farm
The last couple of months have been busy collecting images, film and old photographs from Cornish farmers to make a series of ‘digital stories’ for the project. On my last trip to Polgrean farm at Gunwalloe John Hocking and myself explored an old cottage hidden in the valley at the bottom of Johns farm. This […]
Personal archives- farming
Last week the Royal Cornwall Museum kindly allowed us to explore some photographs from their archives. We had a great afternoon with some interesting memories, discussions and discoveries. For those that missed this, here are a few beautiful photographs that were kindly donated to us on the day by Hilary Trump from Gunwen. Many of […]
‘PELAGGO’ field
Following on from the last blog post here is some more text and some beautiful sketches by artist Louise McClary- On the other side of the road, not on the riverside, is “PELAGGO ” field. It seems this field used to be two fields, ‘Pelaggo’ and ‘Bens Pelaggo’… I have been walking this field for […]
Artist Louise McClary spending time on Halonoweth Farm
Louise McClary (http://louisemcclary.com) is an artist who lives and works near Manaccan. Louise attended our oral history training last week and is now armed with a recorder to go and interview a local farming family she knows. Here is a slideshow of photographs Louise has sent over with descriptions- Weighing the cows before the butcher […]
Oral History training at Kestle Barton
Thank you to everyone who attended the oral history training workshop at Kestle Barton this week. We had a great mix of people, all local to the area, including artists, farmers and community members. Everyone is now set to interview local farmers and people linked with the local landscape… Let the recordings begin!!
Leaping in Wellies at Rosehip Barn
It has been 2 years since I took this photograph of Gemma leaping across the family barn. Visiting the other week I was amazed at how much has been done to the barn since then. The Kempthorne family has been busy converting the barn so that it can be used as a community venue and […]
