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talkingwalking.bsky.social
Podcaster and Walking Creative: Founder of Museum of Walking, walk · listen · create, Sound Walk September and the Urban Tree festival. If not on foot, riding a Brompton. talkingwalking.net
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Join us for the Walking Writer's Salon with Alan Cleaver on March 18th! Discover the remarkable stories of rural mail delivery in "Postal Paths". Free tickets for posties! http://dlvr.it/TJKyMr #WritersSalon #Posties #walking

We managed it - delighted to have met Henry in person and record an interview with him - I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did www.talkingwalking.net/henry-fletch...

Looking forward to Alan @postalpathsguy.bsky.social talking more on 18 March at an online Salon event walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...

#Italy lovers - join Tim Parks at our Tuesday 25 Feb Salon - he’s written about and walked a lot of Italy - come and compare notes walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...

Another page from my postal paths diary...

Chatting to Tim Parks on TUESDAY- come and join us

I spent most of yesterday trawling through hard drive archives of my sound and video work of the past 4 years to put together an updated showreel of less than 3 minutes (short attention spans and all). I’m not unhappy with what what I’ve done. kvgoldsmithart.com

Before end of the month we hope to publish an episode in which we talk to Henry Fletcher co-author of this amazing suite of resources wayfinding.guide @banffcentre.bsky.social gave the an Award

Excellent visit to Crystal Palace subway, the Cordoba of SE19, with @walking-class-hero.bsky.social this morning. It’s open very rarely but well worth making plans to go.

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Spotlight on Walking Statues ✨ Today's statue the Peace Pilgrim - Pilgrim Park in Egg Harbor, NJ. Also known as Mildred Lisette Norman, a peace activist who walked across the US spreading her message of peace #walkingstatues #walkingart Image thanks to: @pap-pap.bsky.social

Debatable- is he actually walking? #walkingstatues

Epic sarsen stone facade and portal entrance at Wayland’s Smithy, a short wander away from the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire #standingstonesunday

Today’s find for #walkingstatues Julian Opie ‘Curly Hair’ (2021) at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery #Ealing @walklistencreate.org

Love this - have you suggestions of #walkingstatues?

Do join me for an online chat about my forthcoming book, The Postal Paths. We'll be discussing the paths, the men and women who walked them, handwritten letters and much more...

@postalpathsguy.bsky.social is joining a @walklistencreate.org #writers salon online on Tuesday 18 MAR - talking #postalpaths If you’ve ever been a #postie or are one now you can get a complimentary ticket walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...

Spotlight on Walking Statues: Walking politician/writer/ethicist Mahatma Gandhi, striding through Glebe Park, Canberra Australia. A tribute to ideas of peaceful protest by Canberra's Indian community, sculpted by Ram V. Sutar. #walkingstatue #walkingart

🚶‍♂️✨ Walking Statues spotlight: "Walking to the Sky" by Jonathan Borofsky at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas. Copies can be found in other locations in the US. Have you seen any walking statues? Share your faves! #walkingart #walkingstatues

I’m talking about walking in my practice and my projects at the monthly Australian Walking Artists (AWA) meeting at 4.30pm (ADST) Sunday, 16 February. Who’s joining me?

🚶‍♂️✨ Walking Statues spotlight: today's statue is from Kel Arrowsmith (thanks Kel!)- Kouros of Ancient Greece. Can be seen in the National Archeological Museum in Athens and http://dlvr.it/THvh9P #walkingart #walkingstatues

Here is the Beatles' statute in Liverpool #walkingart #walkingstatute @walklistencreate.org ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cp...

Hear it from Tim - using a walk as a frame for a story….

🚶‍♂️✨ #WalkingStatues spotlight: today we feature a great walking statue here from Alan Matthews - 🚶‍♂️✨ Safe Haven - a memorial to the Kindertransport children who found refuge in Britain from 1938-1939. Harwich docks. #walkingart #walkingstatues

Can @juliebrixeyw.bsky.social please encourage fellow sculptors to post their #walkingstatues ?

Loving The Hero’s Way - joy of a book - feel I’m sweating along beside them

A very straight back - excellent deportment- thanks for sharing

@talkingwalking.bsky.social is asking people to post any photos they might have of statues that feature walking. If you have any, let’s see ‘em!

Thanks to @johnstreetdales.bsky.social - do share your images of #walkingstatues

🌊✨ Join Beach of Dreams’ Ali Pretty in conversation with Julie Brook & Shinlee Hung. 🌅 Here Julie shares her vision of sculpture that responds to the spirit and structure of the land. Feb 12, 8am (UK). 🔗 wlc.zone/6s2 #BeachOfDreams #JulieBrook #WalkingArt

🚶‍♀️🗽 Walking Statues Spotlight✨ we've got a great selection here from the UK/Europe, thanks to walker-artist extraordinaire Tamsin! Share walking statues you have spotted with us. #walkingstatues

60 showed up - if you missed it we edited the recording and you can find it here walklistencreate.org/video/walc-c...

Today's 'walking statue'🚶‍♀️ - Shaida Walking (2015) by Julian Opie - located @ Broadwick & Carnaby Street, London. This LED "statue" strides endlessly, "as a living drawing and as part of the crowd". Have you seen her? 👀 #WalkingStatues #JulianOpie #walkingart

Love this idea - please do post any favourites of yours

Calling walking art groups passionate about building connections & inspiring change. Become a NODE in WALC's European network focused on walking arts & community-driven transformation. Organize local activities, collaborate internationally. http://dlvr.it/THnr2X #WalkingArt #CommunityArt #WALC #NODE

Post your favourite #walking #statues - we would love to see them - one of our keen eyed includes @johnstreetdales.bsky.social but there must be others