tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.comments2021-04-11T18:35:24.534+01:00skywritingsdavid williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972996242468146343noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-80290931535975850162021-04-11T18:35:24.534+01:002021-04-11T18:35:24.534+01:00thanks so much, simonthanks so much, simondavid williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972996242468146343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-72545981961629811542021-01-27T15:23:07.467+00:002021-01-27T15:23:07.467+00:00Thank you David for this writing that is so full o...Thank you David for this writing that is so full of care and the lightest of touches. Simon Ellisskellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629837893409891289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-24586198503812447782015-03-23T21:12:08.628+00:002015-03-23T21:12:08.628+00:00See Karine Ciupa in the bibliographic listing at t...See Karine Ciupa in the bibliographic listing at the bottom of the text. It was in French originally, I translated it. Here's the reference again: Ciupa, Karine (1997). ‘Bartabas: des chevaux et des hommes’ (interview with Bartabas), Cipria Magazine, July-August, 76-9david williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972996242468146343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-22718898631893191152015-03-23T20:54:10.761+00:002015-03-23T20:54:10.761+00:00‘Horses have taught me everything. It is said [ori...‘Horses have taught me everything. It is said [originally by the French natural historian Buffon] that ‘the horse is man’s most noble conquest’, but I don’t agree at all. Man is the horse’s most noble conquest. For a horse is a mirror; it reflects back at us our mistakes and our moods. Every horse must be approached in a different way, just like people, and sometimes the encounter is completely disarming. Horses have taught me that there are no absolute rules. Nothing is ever finally acquired with them, and nothing ever happens as predicted. Working with horses means knowing how to adapt. [...] Loving horses and living with them also means being chained to them, like children. It’s not enough just to ride them, you have to look after them, care for them, stay vigilant; they didn’t choose to be there, we chose for them. Horses have also taught me that there’s a vast world between the dream one has and what one manages to do. But the greater the richness at the outset, the greater what remains at the end. At that stage, the relationship is no longer physical but psychic; one thinks of a movement and the horse does it. Sometimes the horse only traces the outline of the movement desired, and you must reward him for that, for he will have understood the work’s essence. Time spent with a horse is never time wasted; it’s fundamental, it’s the soul. One mustn’t let oneself be caught in the dissipations and dispersals that characterise our flawed lives at this century’s end. One mustn’t give in to comfort’ (Bartabas in Ciupa 1997:79).<br /><br />where did you find this quote, i cannot find the origin of it, would be much appreciated..<br /><br />many thanks<br /><br />alishaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-14085382921950391052014-12-17T17:04:14.696+00:002014-12-17T17:04:14.696+00:00Such an awesome conversation, there's not many...Such an awesome conversation, there's not many dads you could talk to about Marina Abramovic and gay dragons! Some might say not enough...Serviced Apartments Residenthttp://www.thearmitage.com/locations/hyde-park/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-89384370377554997602012-05-02T23:08:55.358+01:002012-05-02T23:08:55.358+01:00I know i wrote some of it - but this just really m...I know i wrote some of it - but this just really made me laugh.Gazzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-52849704014242667772011-08-09T11:02:17.214+01:002011-08-09T11:02:17.214+01:00'The Transformative Power of Performance' ...'The Transformative Power of Performance' came to mind when reading this post, particularly in relation to the stage, cinema event..<br /><br />Fischer-Lichte, E (2008) The Transformative Power of Performance: Routledge London.Lucindahttp://lucindaalexstone.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-59748700631296103222011-08-05T14:32:50.100+01:002011-08-05T14:32:50.100+01:00Hello David,
I enjoyed this very much (redirecte...Hello David, <br /><br />I enjoyed this very much (redirected here via Pete's FB page) having spent the past 6 months building a yurt with my other half to live in. <br /><br />It is such a beautiful process, working with wood, and having coppiced, stripped, sanded, oiled etc.. and made the structure ourselves from Hazel in the woods where we live, it is quite something to work with this living material so closely. When the material stops being coppiced branches and becomes yurt wall or roof poles is a special transformation. Especially when you move into steam-bending large pieces. We put the structure up complete with roof on Wednesday and it was an emotional and proud moment. <br /><br />I look forward to reading more of your blog (and the book of course). Specially seeking out those readings you mentioned.<br /><br />My very best wishes to you David<br /><br />Amy JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-17670961732021336992011-03-08T20:08:11.635+00:002011-03-08T20:08:11.635+00:001. Interaction can be done at a distance or close....1. Interaction can be done at a distance or close.<br />2. It can involve touch or no touch.<br />3. It is an attitude of involvement.<br />4. That involvement rests on waiting, listening, seeing how things unfold.<br />5. The interaction between two people is never the same.<br /><br /><br />First of my 22 points for special needs Learning support workers.<br /><br />Your list includes and extends it.<br />Thanks RuthRuth Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184201589466938954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-21082525757142741902011-02-15T02:27:30.779+00:002011-02-15T02:27:30.779+00:00Thanks so much for sharing the experience with all...Thanks so much for sharing the experience with all of us!Sam Joneshttp://www.goldenrulejones.com/walsernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-26097525425468319652011-02-09T13:44:17.020+00:002011-02-09T13:44:17.020+00:00Thanks for a sensitive review of an astonishing ev...Thanks for a sensitive review of an astonishing evening. I think the amazing thing about Patti Smith is her continued creativity: she almost bursts with the need to express herself through music, writing, photography, drawing, etc. That's why the heckler's response was so disappointing - expecting her to simply trot out forty year old songs like they were on the original recordings is an insult to a artist still in the full flow of her creativity. Her response to the layered writings of Sebald was a joy.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-74002867290199331872010-09-08T14:33:37.205+01:002010-09-08T14:33:37.205+01:00Beautiful and touching. Our childhood; my memories...Beautiful and touching. Our childhood; my memories evoke nostalgia and a hint of sadness for those days when everything was so innocent. I almost i could live a day of my childhood again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-77870771339270424332010-07-05T12:17:04.067+01:002010-07-05T12:17:04.067+01:00I heart Dartington, and I heart D and S.I heart Dartington, and I heart D and S.Conference Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622873093215344774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-66677786810527193102010-07-04T17:35:36.020+01:002010-07-04T17:35:36.020+01:00Great pix, David!Great pix, David!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797627839912351833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-3746409398572118042010-07-02T17:54:57.039+01:002010-07-02T17:54:57.039+01:00looks like a beautiful day with beautiful people!looks like a beautiful day with beautiful people!tylernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-84656969824234852712009-11-20T18:15:10.848+00:002009-11-20T18:15:10.848+00:00yeay Joff!yeay Joff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08725941150860505152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-43387076160145784552009-10-28T20:17:32.189+00:002009-10-28T20:17:32.189+00:00these are model hands for a microbially rich futur...these are model hands for a microbially rich future. lovely to seePermapoesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-36625703452706371382009-04-06T20:38:00.000+01:002009-04-06T20:38:00.000+01:00Hi David, how's it going? Nice pictures and a grea...Hi David, how's it going? Nice pictures and a great Winterson quote there. I guess you followed this whole story recently:<BR/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/09/chimp-zoo-stones-science<BR/>I love that the ape was gathering his ammunition at night. Wish we could have somehow smuggled him a handgun before they cut his balls off. TxTim Etchellshttp://www.timetchells.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567846911414225929.post-10441450019542783502008-07-15T15:10:00.000+01:002008-07-15T15:10:00.000+01:00Hi david,really lovely, I found the writing on Joe...Hi david,<BR/><BR/>really lovely, I found the writing on Joe Strummer moving. I had a friend who's hero was frank Zappa and he met him once and despite all the things he wanted to say he just said 'i love you'. I wonder how many people have a musical hero they want to tell them they love. <BR/><BR/>looking forward to more.<BR/><BR/>love sallyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694517731892750205noreply@blogger.com