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my current practice includes sketching with
pen and ink, making marks and teasing out a sense of
the chosen study. From here, model making, specifically
for any larger armatures, that then will require problem
solving and fabricating. The final skin and texture of the
sculpture is woven onto a steel frame, often one stem at
time, suggesting the movement and sinuous lines of the
original sketch.
This process is almost meditative and very time
consuming, selecting the appropriate stems and
intuitively creating tension in the form. Techniques that
I have developed over the last twenty years. Willow has
its own character with evocative qualities. Through time
an understanding of this develops, which together with a
bundle of patience, are all woven into the final creation.
My sculptures have been described as ‘woven
observations’, largely scaling and magnifying details
found in the natural landscape. Wildflowers are a
wonderful source of inspiration, each with its own
unique character. From stem, leaf to flower, then finally
seed head and dispersal, they are often identified by
common names and referred to in folklore with a hint
of magic! The goat’s beard has all these qualities and to
witness this in a meadow at eye level is spectacular, and
yet often overlooked. So, a sculpture scaled fifteen times
larger in willow, can draw attention, and celebrate these
smaller details.
Goat’s beard is a very attractive wildflower – it has a
wonderfully fluid form that lends itself to the malleable
qualities of willow. Whilst researching this plant before
starting to sketch I found that it has a very unusual trait
of opening its flowers at daybreak but quickly closing
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them again before noon giving rise to its other common
name of ‘jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’. Goat’s beard is a
classic biennial plant, producing only a rosette in the first
growing year and completing its life cycle by flowering
and setting seed in the second – the stunning seed ‘clock’
is well worth the wait. Once the sculpture has settled
into the landscape it will mellow over time, reflecting the
ephemeral nature of this charming little plant.
[image 1] Tom Hare Willow Artist [image 4] The malleable nature
[image 2] The flower head is of willow presents an artist with
surrounded by very distinctive endless opportunities
bracts, but it can still elude sleepyheaded
botanists because it only the elongated buds lend themselves
[image 5] The vessel-like form of
blooms in the early morning. to traditional basket weaving
[image 3] Goat’s beard is also techniques.
called ‘Shepherd’s clock’ with [image 6] The finished sculpture
reference to its remarkable seed challenges our perception of scale
head.
in the landscape
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tom hare
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vicky bowskill,
(phd student, open university)
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Cities: Culture: History: Scenery:
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36 | Europe in colour
This forest of arches in the Mezquita at Córdoba captures the visual
drama of a city which, in the 10th century, became the prosperous
capital of an important caliphate. Bu the architectural reference to
oriental aesthetics glosses over the fact tha this one-time grand
mosque was later converted into a Roman Catholic cathedral. Visit
Córdoba as part of Routes 13 or 14 (photo © Bjeayes).
Sofia
After a five-year gap, Sofia makes a welcome return to Europe by
Rail. It features on Route 48, newly created for the 15th edition of
the book. Riding the 14 tram routes which criss-cross the city is a
fine way of taking the pulse of Sofia life (photo © Tupungato).
Córdoba
Hamburg
Lviv has been under Habsburg, Polish and Soviet control. Today it is
part of Ukraine and the end point of Routes 26, 49 and 53. This is the
eastern side of the main market square, with a fine mix of Rococo and
Renaissance architecture. In 1998, the square was inscribed on UNESCO’s
World Heritage List (photo © Tainar).
Lviv
The Speicherstadt (warehouse district) in Hamburg, its brick
Gothic style redolent of the heyday of the Hanseatic League,
dates from the end of the 19th century. This great port city on the
River Elbe features on Routes 25, 28 and 29 (photo ©minnystock).
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Trees of New Guinea
T. Utteridge & L. Jennings, Ed.
Comprehensive guide to all 693
tree genera of New Guinea; the
essential companion to anyone
studying or working in the region,
including botanists, conservation
workers, ecologists and zoologists.
Hardback £80.00
9781842467503
656pp; Illustrations: 500
246 x 189mm; BIC: PSAB
Kew Publishing
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Great Trees of Britain and Ireland Brutal: The 100-year fight for Cricket Almanack 2021
Advanced Arabic through Discussion Islamic Cairo in Maps
Over 70 of the best ancient
avenues, forests and trees to visit
Tony Hall
world rugby supremacy
Ron Palenski
Francis Payne
20 Debate-Centered Lessons
Nevenka Korica Sullivan
Finding the Monuments
Yasser M Ayad
Kew expert Tony Hall profiles the
best of our amazing ancient trees,
revealing their locations across
Britain and Ireland, and their
cultural and natural history, botany
and folklore.
Hardback £25.00
9781842467466
256pp; Illustrations: 100
246 x 189mm; BIC: WNP
Kew Publishing
2021 marks a hundred years of the
greatest rivalry the rugby world
has known, New Zealand against
South Africa. These titans first
met on a test field in 1921 and,
coincidentally, in the hundredth
year of their battle for supremacy.
Paperback £16.99
9781990003240
288pp; Illustrations: 70
234 x 170mm; BIC: WSJF1
Upstart Press
The New Zealand Cricket
Almanack is the cricket lover’s
bible and is regarded worldwide
as one of the finest books of its
kind. The 74th edition contains
all the details of another full year
of cricket at all levels. As usual,
there is a detailed records section
and a fascinating collection of the
season’s happenings.
Paperback £24.99
9781990003233
556pp; Illustrations: 20
210 x 138mm; BIC: WSJC
Upstart Press
Europe by Rail:
The Definitive Guide (17th Edition)
Nicky Gardner & Susanne Kries
Paperback; £17.99
9783945225028
544 pp; 100 illus - col photos, maps
216 x 135mm; BIC: WGF/WTL/WTH
Hidden Europe Publications
Countries covered: Germany (DE), Czech Republic (CZ), Slovakia (SK), Hungary (HU)
Journey time: 13 hrs 45 mins | Distance: 1,291 km
The rail journey from Hamburg to Budapest can be completed in a long
day. The sole direct service between the two cities takes just under 14 hours
for a journey of about 1,300 km. It rea ly does take in four capital cities in a
day. Travel all the way through if you will, but the great majority of travellers
will stop off en route, usually at one or more of the following cities: Berlin,
Dresden, Prague or Bratislava. On this journey from the banks of the Elbe
to the Danube, there is a strong sense of swapping the cultural realm of
northern Europe for that of Mi teleuropa (Central Europe).
Trains over this entire route run at least every two hours throughout
the day. So, if you do break your journey along the way, you’ l find a wide
choice of onward services.
Fast track alternatives
If you are in a hurry to get from Hamburg to Budapest, there is an alternative route which
track south through western Germany to Bavaria, and then continues through Austria to
Vienna and beyond. It gives a slightly faster journey time, but always requires a change of
trains along the way (normally at Vienna).
Bear in mind, too, that there are overnight po sibilities covering parts of this route.
There is a nightly sleeper service from Hamburg to Vienna (from where it’s just a short hop
on to Budapest in the morning). A happy innovation for 2019 has been the reinstatement
of the direct nigh train from Berlin to Bratislava and Budapest.
The Hungaria
The direc train from Hamburg to Budapest is a Eurocity service called the
Hungaria. It has run from Berlin to Budapest for over half a century; only
in late 2015 was it extended to start from Hamburg. Cast back to the Cold
War days, and the Hungaria carried East German families off for summer
holidays in Hungary — where Lake Balaton was a favourite destination. It
was also the train tha transported government officials and party stalwarts
carrying fraternal greetings between the Warsaw Pact capitals. The Hungaria
was much favoured by spies too. In the 1980s, it sti l carried through carriages
from Sweden to Yugoslavia, both non-aligned countries, and the train was
a good spot for discreet exchanges of intelligence as i trundled through the
central European countryside.
The Europe traversed by the Hungaria has been u terly transformed
over the last 30 years. The Iron Curtain has gone and borders have
melted. That’s not to say that you’ l necessarily be able to travel from
Berlin to Budapest without once being asked to show your passport. In
the northbound direction this rail route is one that has been much used in
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Dresden
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Notes
Table 60 in ERT gives a useful summary of
principal trains along the entire length of
the journey from Hamburg to Budapest.
Please note that ‘Hbf’ in the route details
(bo tom left) stands for Hauptbahnhof
X – There is an alternative, more rural,
route between Prague and Brno which
cuts the corner south of Kolín, serving
Kutná Hora along the way. The travel time
from Prague to Brno via this route is 3 hrs
35 mins. Trains run every 2 hrs (ERT 151).
DE
Bad Schandau
CZ
Kolín
CZ
Route details
SK
Hamburg Altona to Berlin Hbf ERT 840
Frequency Journey time Notes AT
Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hbf ERT 840
Frequency Journey time Notes
Every 2 hrs 1 hr 50 mins
Dresden Hbf to Prague hlavni ERT 1100
Frequency Journey time Notes
HU
Every 2 hrs 2 hrs 20 mins
Prague hlavni to Brno hlavni ERT 1150
Frequency Journey time Notes
The numbers in red adjacen to some
Hourly 2 hrs 30 mins X
cities on ou route maps refer to other
routes in this book which also include
Brno hlavni to Bratislava hlavna ERT 150
that particular city.
Frequency Journey time Notes
Every 2 hrs 1 hr 30 mins
The ERT numbers in ou route details
refer to the table numbers in the
Bratislava hlavna to Budapest Nyugati ERT 175 European Rail Timetable (ERT) where
Frequency Journey time Notes you wi l find train schedules for that
Every 2 hrs 2 hrs 30 mins
particular section of the route.
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• Over 50 key routes to follow or use as building blocks for
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• Classic routes and popular journeys such as the Glacier
Express, the Rhine Valley, French Riviera and the
Scottish Highlands.
Brno
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Štúrovo
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A classroom-tested Advanced
Arabic course that uses an inquirybased
approach to challenge
advanced learners of Arabic by engaging
them in discussions about
social, ethical, and legal issues
related to advertising, censorship,
dress-codes, and other topics.
Paperback £35
9789774168826
240pp
230 x 150mm BIC: CJC
American University of Cairo Press
This easy-to-use map guide
locates over 700 Islamic-era monuments
in Cairo’s historic core, from
the northern walls south to the
Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the
Citadel, and beyond to Coptic
Cairo, including monuments that
pre-date Islamic rule. A comprehensive
index of monuments gives
their dates where known, their
page location and a timeline.
Paperback £16.95
9781649031112
104pp; Illustrations: 22
209 x 152mm BIC: WTR
American University of Cairo Press
Willow artist
I was first drawn to willow as a creative
material for its spontaneity. The ability to
manipulate its long slender stems into all
manner of shapes and forms, with instant
results contrasted to my earlier experiences
when I used other mediums to express my
creative thoughts. Some years on, the scent of
drying willow fills the workshop each spring
to punctuate the year, as the stems season
from their winter cut green state. Willow is a
truly remarkable plant, a perfect example of a
sustainable material.
may 22
Napoleon’s Garden Island
Lost and old gardens of St Helena,
South Atlantic Ocean
Donal P. McCracken
There is more to St Helena than
an exiled emperor: the tiny island
in the middle of the wild South
Atlantic Ocean has a rich garden
heritage and an extraordinarily
diverse flora, both exotic and
endemic.
Hardback £35.00
9781842467480
416pp; Illustrations: 75
234 x 156mm; BIC: HBG
Kew Publishing
may 22
Meadow: The intimate bond
between people, place and plants
Iain Parkinson
Meadow explores the intimate
and complex relationship between
people, place and plants which,
over many centuries, has shaped
the colour and character of the
classic hay meadows of the British
Isles.
Hardback £25.00
9781842467473
256pp; Illustrations: 270
253 x 214mm; BIC: WND
Kew Publishing
Wildflowers are a
wonderful source of
inspiration, each with its
own unique character.
Hay time
mar 22
Amarna: A Guide to the Ancient
City of Akhetaten, Arabic Edition
Anna Stevens
The best guide to one of the
most important sites in Egypt
understanding its pharaonic past.
Hardback £29.95
English Ed.: 9789774169823
Arabic Ed.: 9789776790117
256pp; Illustrations: 50
241 x 191mm BIC: HDDG
American University of Cairo Press
apr 22
Malta, Gozo & Comino, An Artist’s
View.
Richard Cole
Malta, Gozo & Comino, An
Artist’s View, is a delightful
visual chronicle of Malta and the
associated islands, bringing vividly
to life the history and culture of
the people, the buildings and the
spectacular natural environment
by well known artist Richard Cole.
Hardback £30.00
9781916095717
113pp; Illustrations: 149
215 x 305mm; BIC: WTM
Crane Books
other titles from Richard Cole
9780957426009
Meadows are a fantastic place to see an
abundance of wildflowers, insects, birds and
other wildlife. However, they’re not as wild
as you might think; they’re an ancient part of
our farming landscape that has evolved from
the need to produce hay to feed to livestock.
Haymaking is the reason that meadows exist,
but, as the saying goes, they don’t make it like
they used to. The sweet scent of good hay is
evocative of my childhood spent around farm
and stable. So, it was a natural choice to opt for
haymaking on floodplain meadows as the focus
for my PhD research.
9781916095700
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