I just watched the film from the link in the article - it’s a wonderful piece full of the beauties of voice and knowing and seeing. What a marvellous half hour - like a fresh breeze through grass indeed.. thank you!
This collaboration sounds wonderful and close to my heart, thanks for the introduction. I walk in fields and hills near my home and have watched the grass grow as tall as me during this long summer. Now it’s changed from vibrant green to a glorious gold and I know it will soon flatten, die back and rest until next spring. Might have to buy the book!
Glad you enjoyed it Liza. Yes, all is gold and bronze here too now. I have a copy of the book and can highly recommend - a reminder, over the coming winter, that the grasses will return in spring...the film is lovely too!
I love to add grasses to my garden borders and it was a treat to consider them through the eyes of your guests, Sam. An enjoyable post with gorgeous words, rich with knowledge and emotion.
I just watched the film from the link in the article - it’s a wonderful piece full of the beauties of voice and knowing and seeing. What a marvellous half hour - like a fresh breeze through grass indeed.. thank you!
Isn't it lovely? Neil Leask, the chap making the craa's foot, speaks the best Orcadian. I could listen to him talk all day!
All the voices in the film are rich in their different ways, but his voice is fantastic - that clip is a wee gemstone of sparkling oral history!
This collaboration sounds wonderful and close to my heart, thanks for the introduction. I walk in fields and hills near my home and have watched the grass grow as tall as me during this long summer. Now it’s changed from vibrant green to a glorious gold and I know it will soon flatten, die back and rest until next spring. Might have to buy the book!
Glad you enjoyed it Liza. Yes, all is gold and bronze here too now. I have a copy of the book and can highly recommend - a reminder, over the coming winter, that the grasses will return in spring...the film is lovely too!
Very beautiful.
lovely
what a moving project! i'm excited to check out the book — the idea of grass as a companion will stick with me!
“These are distillations. Time, consideration, listening.”
A perfect portrait of the creative process, whatever the medium of choice.
I love to add grasses to my garden borders and it was a treat to consider them through the eyes of your guests, Sam. An enjoyable post with gorgeous words, rich with knowledge and emotion.