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. Traversing regenerative gardening, writing, creativity and poetry. Experimenting with natural farming, permaculture, agroforestry & ecology to grow food and make habitat for all species.
A blog about the future of the planet. Ecology, Environment, Development and Economy are put together and looked at critically.