Botanical Roundels

Botanical Roundels

Botanical Roundels How many people think twice about a leaf? Yet the leaf is the chief product and phenomenon of life: this is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and all dependent upon the leaves. By leaves we live. Sir Patrick Geddes 2017...
Merkinch Circles

Merkinch Circles

Merkinch Circles 2015 Lettered sandstone and postcards Commissioned by Highland Council as part of River Connections Collaborator: Ken Cockburn Supporting organisations: Merkinch Arts and Breathe, Merkinch Local people worked with poet, Ken Cockburn, to respond to the...
Studio SEM, Tuscany

Studio SEM, Tuscany

Royal Society of Sculptors Brian Mercer Residency at Studio Sem, Pietrasanta, Italy 2015 http://www.studio-sem.comĀ  Studio Sem is one of the leading sculpture studios in Tuscany, close to the Carrara marble quarries where artisans work closely with artists from all...
PAS: By Leaves We Live

PAS: By Leaves We Live

PAS (Planning Aid Scotland) By Leaves We Live: East Coast Biodiversity and Coastal Challenges 2013 https://www.pas.org.uk/ In this project, inspired by the polymathic vision of Sir Patrick Geddes, Mary worked with planner, Paul Lewis, to devise a programme which would...
Power Lines

Power Lines

Power Lines In 2018, the grid connection for the Dorenell Wind Farm was installed, running through our small community. As a way of coming to terms with these changes I started photographing and drawing the new structures, in the process aiming to retell their story...