New Challenges! 37 Historic or Unusual TreesI want this to be the year of the tree. We’re post Sycamore Gap. Post Kew Garden red oak. Pre-climate catastrophe (just). Trees are brilliant. I want to pay more attention to them. And in particular, this year, seek out 37 historic, famous or unusual trees. 37 Folklore ArtI’ve Read More
A good year for challenges. Really enjoyed the Berber Q recipe deep dive, and got through it relatively quickly. Monuments and public art started strong, then dipped, and then I had a flurry in the final months. It definitely made me ‘look up’ more, and it also made me appreciate the depth of some art (and Read More
34. Union Horse with Two Discs – Christopher Le Brun – Barbican 35. The Gardener – Karin Jonzen – London Wall 36. Manifold (Major Third) 5:4 – Conrad Shawcross – Moorgate
33. Madonna and child – Jacob Epstein – Cavendish Square
28. Books – Diana Bell – Bonn Square, Oxford 29. Inspire – Alan Wilson – Oxford Castle 30. Another Time XI – Antony Gormley – Broad Street, Oxford 31. The Ox – Olivia Musgrave – Oxford train station 32. Y – Mark Wallinger – Magdalen College
20. Orderly Boy – Donato Barcaglia – Paddington St Gardens 21. There And Now – Bex Simon – Marylebone 22. Ingot – Tom Dixon – Hatton Garden 23. John Betjeman bronze – Martin Jennings – St Pancras 24. I Want My Time With You – Tracey Emin – St Pancras 25. Pluriverse – Warren Neidich Read More
18. Echo – Jaume Plensa – Seattle Sculpture Park 19. The Gum Wall – Unknown – Seattle Pike Place
Thoughts on 2025 The Big Stuff:Fallow year in terms of big updates. Commuting back and forth, back and forth. Kids trying hard in school. Wist working from home in schools marketing. My work picking up again, but team size not keeping pace. Less work travel than last year but was nice to see Seattle. Enjoyed Read More
17. Go Wildlife Go – Gillie and Marc – Paternoster Square
1. Thame Peculiar Pot – Badger – Thame 2. Thame Peculiar Pot – Tree of hope – Thame 3. Birds Watching – Jenny Kandler – Eden Project 4. The Rites Of Dionysus – Tim Shaw – Eden Project 5. ∞ Blue – Studio Swine – Eden Project 6. Avebury Stone Circle – Avebury 7. Untitled Read More