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Pencil on paper on the ground, barely lit by the moon

A line towards the moon for 4WCoP23

Walking a line towards the moon: a postcard for The Fourth World Congress of…

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A close up of modroc with charcoal on paper

Towards a line of chalk

Four artists exchanging digital images, inspired by our walks and sent with no…

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Close-up of stitched lines onto paper

Conversations from a Log

Conversations from a Log was an exchange of letters with Tamsin Grainger that became…

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Ink detail of drawing

Convergence / Divergence – Walking the Land

I met up with artists from Walking the Land for Convergence / Divergence, a three-day…

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Ink on melting hailstones on paper

Elemental Drawings

A review of recent small studio works, elemental asides. Drawing the elements, from…

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Logo of 4WCoP2022 text next to a globe

A postcard for #4WCoP2022

Walking a line towards the sun: a postcard for The Fourth World Congress of…

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Screenshot of Tide by Ruth Broadbent in the exhibition Ecologies of Drawing: In Situ

Ecologies of Drawing: In Situ

A still image from my recent work, Tide, has been selected for Ecologies of Drawing: In…

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The Walkbook front cover of book with an image looking up into trees on a red background.

Walking a Line for The Walkbook

Walking a Line: Encounters through drawing (a sensory engagement with the ground) is a…

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Abstract reflections of woodland in stream (Terminalia)

Terminalia: Salt Way boundary walk

I met up with artist and friend, Rhiannon Evans, for a Terminalia walk on 23 February. We…

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Screenshot of 'Groundlines and Puddle Worlds: maps as records of real and imaginary worlds' by Ruth Broadbent (Living Maps Review, Issue 12, Spring 2022, Mapworks) with red text and Puddle Worlds map image.

Groundlines and Puddle Worlds: maps as records of real and imaginary worlds

‘Groundlines and Puddle Worlds: maps as records of real and imaginary worlds', an article…

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