

Murmurations and other charcoal drawings - a new exhibition
I am looking forward to putting up a small exhibition at No.6 Bruton BA10 OAA from 17 - 26 May. This is a lovely pop-up gallery in the...

Kate Lynch
Apr 28, 20242 min read
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... and so to cider!
I spent a wonderful day at West Milton on Sunday 5 November last year when the village community picked and pressed apples for cider. The...

Kate Lynch
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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Willow Charcoal
The charcoal I draw with is made on the Somerset Levels from the same willow the basketmakers use. Willow makes the most gorgeous soft...

Kate Lynch
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Winter 2023
We often have an Open House gathering here just before Christmas, with a small exhibition of work by James and myself with our daughter...

Kate Lynch
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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Bellringers
After my three year project documenting craftspeople, exhibition and book, it's taken a while to settle into some new work. Thanks to...

Kate Lynch
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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The Sieve and Riddlemaker
It was a happy afternoon with sieve and riddlemaker Steve Overthrow watching him steam and bend ash to form hoops for his riddles and...

Kate Lynch
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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Horsehair weaving
It was a great privilege to spend time at John Boyd Textiles in Castle Cary, the historic company still weaving horsehair on their...

Kate Lynch
Sep 15, 20212 min read
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Two Rivers Handmade Paper
What a wonderful journey I've had during the past two years, visiting traditional craftspeople in Somerset. The journey to the Two...

Kate Lynch
Aug 18, 20213 min read
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Mary, the basketmaker
Basketmakers who made baskets years ago were having to work fast to make a living and they had to make baskets a set size for a secific...

Kate Lynch
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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The Whittler of Wood
I spent a wonderful day recently with Michael Fairfax. His studio is in a wooded valley on the edge of the Brendon Hills and it is full...

Kate Lynch
Jul 7, 20212 min read
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The Stonemason
A wonderful morning with Andrew Ziminski in his workshop in Frome as he worked on a relief carving in Bath Stone. Sun streamed into the...

Kate Lynch
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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The Brushmaker
I told a friend I had spent a morning with a brushmaker locally and she looked surprised. Yes, it's quite something that alongside our...

Kate Lynch
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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The Hedgelayer
Last week I was out with Michael near Queen Camel. It was a misty morning . Michael was laying a hedge.The ancient hillfort, Cadbury...

Kate Lynch
Jan 30, 20211 min read
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Diana, beekeeper and bee skep maker
This month I finished a charcoal drawing of Diana Robertson, a beekeeper, coiling a straw bee skep.

Kate Lynch
Nov 1, 20201 min read
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The Old Crafts
I’ve started another journey. I’m going out with people who work with their hands using skills passed down through generations.

Kate Lynch
Oct 1, 20202 min read
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