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Tree of Life Didgeridoo

Philip 31/05/2016 0

The Tree of Life Didgeridoo was created with artist/musician/storyteller Ken Shapley for the Scottish Storytelling Centre's Tree of Life event. Ken began shaping the didge from a hollow branch he had found and when he had it to the shape and size he ...

National Poetry Day

Philip 08/10/2015 0

Today, 8 October, is National Poetry Day here in the UK and to celebrate, I thought I'd post a few of the pieces our resident poet has created for Gravely Gorgeous.Each of our gargoyles and grotesques has their own poem, crafted by Storyteller and Po...

Gargoyles, Grotesques and Chimaera

Philip 06/11/2014 0

What is a gargoyle? The word gargoyle comes from the old French word gargouille, which means throat; it has its roots in the Greek, gargarizein, to gargle. A gargoyle then, clearly refers to the type of sculpture that was used to carry water away fr...

Welcome to Gravely Gorgeous

Philip 04/11/2014 0

"Nothing can be more magnificent and gravely gorgeous...[for] the artist wrought with his heart and head."- Nathaniel Hawthorne, the English Note-Books, 1855 In The English Note-Books, Nathaniel Hawthorne describes with much ardor the Gothic archite...

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