England’s Dark Dreaming: A Response to a Mythic Past, and an Uncertain Future

Ritual, Part IV (England’s Dark Dreaming № 15) © Paul Watson Charcoal drawing of a woman making rock art handprints

Paul Watson speaks to Dee Dee Chainey about the inspiration behind ‘England’s Dark Dreaming’, his second book of myth and folklore inspired artwork, available August 2018.

Passing Through & Under: A Ritual Healing in England

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Until the 20th century, the inadequacies of orthodox medical services left a large proportion of the population dependent upon traditional folk medicine – essentially a mixture of common sense remedies based on the accumulated experience of nursing and midwifery, combined with inherited lore about the healing properties of plants.

The Writing on the Wall: Street Art and Graffiti as Folk Art

Banksy artwork on Israeli West Bank (Photo by Szater, Public Domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3408829

Since the dawn of mankind we have desired to leave our mark on the world around us. From grand monuments, to drawings on the side of cave walls, our need to express is something that continues today — but has our relationship with the medium remained the same?

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