9th September 2023 – Introductory meeting: Jackie Morris

I have now held three introductory sessions for this project as a few people couldn’t make the first one on 9th September which itself was very well attended. Of the thirty-three expressions of interest that I received after advertising the project, twenty two people have attended an introduction and I await to see how many are able to sign up for it.

It is fair to say there was a lot of excitment about embarking on this project. Rhys Griffith – Senior Archivist displayed some of the Archives holdings of maps of commons including a Tithe map, enclosure records and Gwatkins’s surveys of parish field names. These historic documents really brought our commons quest to life and there are beautiful images within them. Plenty to inspire!

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I am a folklorist investigating our place in the world through creative and participatory practices. As an artist maker with a textile sensibility, I craft engagements, events, workshops and year long projects. I have a BA(Hons) Fine Art and MA in Contemporary Dialogues. I am currently writing up the thesis of my research investigating rural place in Herefordshire (UK) with its community through its folkloric heritage and landscapes of common land. I live in Herefordshire and study at Manchester Metropolitan University. I am Australian born to British parents and have lived in both countryside and cities of Britain. Rural conversations and fieldwork with my art collective 'Fold' supports and inspires my thinking. My art practice, Volka Arts, is named after my recent investigation into the now enclosed Volca Common Meadow, a short distance from my home. j.morris@volka-arts.org

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