On creating new livelihoods more in balance with the living world. Dancing with possibilities for fibre, textiles and what we currently call fashion.
A designer learning to let go, whilst retaining agency to act. Research, practice, enterprise and education. Towards an ecological fashion commons and new/old livelihoods.
The Swallowtail borrows its name inspiration from The Raven on Substack, a publication by Patrick Mazza. I figured, why not name this after some sort of wildlife?
Exploring what it might mean to become indigenous to place, to become animal. Traversing regenerative design, writing, creativity and poetry.
A blog about the future of the planet. Ecology, Environment, Development and Economy are put together and looked at critically.