Am in Norfolk - birding and wording, walking and gathering ideas for my upcoming online creative writing course! Find out more about The Wonder on my website. The world is full of it, and this writing workshop will be too! www.mabjones.co.uk
I'm about to send my first newsletter of the year, so it's a great time to sign up! I'll be including some tips on how to build your writing muscle, as well as news on what I am up to and offering at the moment. See the link below to get yourself on the mailing list>>>
www.mabjones.co.uk/newsletter
Come and experience the mindful calm that comes with crafting! Have fun, meet others, connect to your own creativity. Includes all materials and herbal tea. Just email, call, or text to reserve your seat!
#CraftsEvents #CraftsWales #Penarth #ValeofGlamorgan
Rather terrifying report from DEFRA suggests a high likelihood that 'every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse', with associated risks to food supplies. #ecosystemcollapse #biodiversity
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Quite how shore nets like these are legal is beyond me. Two turnstones were trapped this morning at Rhos Point. I untangled both and they were able to fly off unharmed before being drowned by the rising tide.
Thank you. And hope you had a wonderful birthday, too! 🎉 🥂 ✨
On Saturday 20 December I’ll be 72, it was a year spent doing lots of readings for Beast, 9th collection @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social Also lots of teaching & mentoring.Now working on 10th collection. I love this review by @mabjones.bsky.social in Buzz magazine which totally gets the spirit of Beast
Oh, thank you! I only just saw this post as I'm away atm. But I really appreciate your appreciation. It takes me longer and longer to write these reviews..! They've become ever less flyaway, & more considered, despite brevity. But I'm *so* happy when they resonate with the writer. Many thanks!! 🙏🏼
Join me on 20 Dec for a solstice celebration feat. magical healing sounds, meditation, & ritualistic writing! Feel refreshed, connect to self + others, and experience the power of words & wonder at this particular turn of the seasonal wheel.
Email mabjonescreativeatgmail.com to book
🎄Festive Sale!🎄
1. Ltd ed. handmade Do Not Go Gentle necklaces, recycled & recyclable acrylic, sterling silver chain: £33 + p&p
2. Ltd ed. hand blended Bog Tea. Book + tea: £17 + p&p / Tea alone: £8 + p&p / Book alone: £10 + p&p
Just msg if interested. Thank you my friends!
Join me on 20 Dec for a solstice celebration feat. magical healing sounds, meditation, & ritualistic writing! Feel refreshed, connect to self + others, and experience the power of words & wonder at this particular turn of the seasonal wheel.
Email mabjonescreativeatgmail.com to book
Join me for a 2 hr immersion into meditation, magical healing sounds, & ritualistic writing, in #Penarth on Sat 20th Dec!
Let's embrace the lessons + learning of year-end, & flow through this turn of the seasonal wheel wi fellowship, gratitude, & deep self-nurturing!
#Solstice
Join me for a 2 hr immersion into meditation, magical healing sounds, & ritualistic writing, in #Penarth on Sat 20th Dec!
Let's embrace the lessons + learning of year-end, & flow through this turn of the seasonal wheel wi fellowship, gratitude, & deep self-nurturing!
#Solstice
'A shimmering, sublime gathering of poetic work.’ – @mabjones.bsky.social, Buzz Magazine
Parch is Menna Elfyn's 6th book of poetry from Bloodaxe, and for the first time includes poems written in English and some in her own translation.
Launch events in Wales:
www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...
Looking forward to supporting next Weds at Sophie Buchaillard's debut poetry pamphlet launch!
Co-support comes from the ace Siobhan Mccrudden 🎶
Do come join us in @penarthpierpavilion ! Doors 7pm! Start 7.30!
Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/griffinbooks...
Today! Doors open 7pm. Just come along if you're feeling the call! Ill see you there ✨
Poetry prompt by Estelle Price: Sometimes we are forced to wait, for a parcel or phone call, but also for life-changing events - a daughter giving birth, a diagnosis. Time, and we, change in those moments. Think back to when you waited. Climb into that space, smell and taste it, describe its edges and corners. What did it feel like to stare out at the world?
💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition.
Today's prompt comes from Estelle Price, who was commended in the 2022 and 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Estelle!
A Hobby clasps a headless dragonfly in its right talon, it has just bitten the head off and is chewing on it
A Hobby holds a dragonfly in its right talon and is pecking at it
A Hobby holds a dragonfly in its right talon and is about to take a bite of the body
A Hobby soars past the photographer, wings outstretched, against blue sky, showing off the dark eye masks, spotted underwings, striped underside and striped tail
Two juv Hobbies turned up on the River Ely last week while I was away, I really didn't expect them to still be there today in some lovely light and blue skies #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography
Excited about my Seated Sound Therapy Clinic beginning on Tuesday!
We'll work to release, recover, reconnect, and replenish, so that you leave feeling lighter, brighter, and more balanced.
⭐ Penarth Methodist Church | 7.15pm-8.45pm ⭐
Find out more > www.somaticsoundtherapy.org
My experience of #SomaticSoundTherapy was profound: so much so, that I decided to study it.
Seated sound therapy clinic begins Tues 7 Oct!
Read some testimonials... & don't miss out on this chance to experience something old-new (and, to many, amazing!).
www.somaticsoundtherapy.org/testimonials
Digital collage showing a black and white image of St Nicholas Church in St Ives with white lines reaching into the darkened sky. Three balls float above, one of which is orange.
Visited the @tatestives.bsky.social and was so inspired by the works of Liliane Lijn, Barbara Hepworth and John Wells that I created this digital re-imagining of #StNicholasChapel.
#StIves #art #digitalart #otherworlds #landscape #photography #scifiart #landscapephotography #glitchlab #snapseed
From 22 Sep, journey with me into the mists of wetland mythology; connect with the wisdom of animals; & draw inspiration from the folklore of these magical sites. If your soul is calling for deeper stories & a wilder pen, this is the course for you! ✏️✨
www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...
Researching and readying for #BogSpirit
Starts 22 September.
Immerse into the magic with me! ✨
www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...
✨ Bog Spirit begins in 1 week! ✨
The Wayfinder tier includes:
🎧 2 guided audio meditations
📜 Folklore + animal guide PDF
🔥 Winter Solstice email ritual
For seekers who want to travel deeper with guided inspiration & a touch of ritual magic ✨
www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...
From 22 Sep, journey with me into the mists of wetland mythology; connect with the wisdom of animals; & draw inspiration from the folklore of these magical sites. If your soul is calling for deeper stories & a wilder pen, this is the course for you! ✏️✨
www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...
Brilliant !
We are beasts upon beasts upon beasts thrashing and clawing at everything & everyone around us. We leave the spaces around us full of carnage and sadness. Upon our decay only do things really flourish and grow.
Little Black Sketchbook no.14 drawing from yesterday at brunch.
✨ Bog Spirit ✨ online creative writing course begins on 22 September.
Come and explore
- animal totems 🐯 🐸 🐮
- land magic 🏔️ 🌲 🌺
- & the wonder of words 🖊️ 📝 👄
with me, across 6 wondrous installments (12 weeks).
Find out more: www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...
