Glastonbury Women
My experience of meeting strong women in Glastonbury when I moved here in the Nineties. Plus, some of the women from the last century who helped make the Town what it is today.
Glastonbury, Somerset, UK is home to many fascinating and creative people. Learn more about them here.
My experience of meeting strong women in Glastonbury when I moved here in the Nineties. Plus, some of the women from the last century who helped make the Town what it is today.
A chat with Debbie De Mornay Penny, illustrator of ‘Normal For Glastonbury’ about drawing, dressing up, and what she loves about living in Glastonbury.
A chat with a regular visitor to Glastonbury, Activity Coordinator and artist Emma Walters.
I met up with Glastonbury artist Diana Milstein, to talk about her art, her forthcoming exhibition and her new book, ‘The Almost Complete Works of Miss Smith’.
I thought it might be fun to share the story of my first time visiting Glastonbury Tor and Town with you all, for a free festival on 8.8.88.
An afternoon of music in Hallr Woods featured some of Somerset’s best folk musicians in a truly magical woodland setting.
I love meeting people and hearing their stories about how they came to live in Glastonbury. I recently interviewed photographer, amateur astronomer and dowser Peter Longden about his life, his images and his love of Glastonbury.
Normal for Glastonbury blogger Vicki Steward is interviewed by local writer and journalist Guy Kennaway over homemade pizza.
I was very sad to hear of Denise Michell’s recent passing, she was so much a part of Glastonbury for so many years, not least as Druid Mayor of Glastonbury (twice). I hope you enjoy remembering her through this selection of photos and a couple of videos in which she features.
I’ve hastily assembled some links to Glastonbury musicians for you, some of them were submitted by the artists, others are just my personal favourites. It’s by no means comprehensive and is reflective of my own musical taste, it’s also in no particular order. If you find something you like do search for more of their work, you are sure to find it, please support them by buying digital downloads when they are available.
Glastonbury based artist Linda Ravenscroft is well known in the fantasy art world for her beautifully detailed watercolours, featuring characters from her rich imagination and the natural world. With her husband John she runs the Mystic Garden Gallery at the bottom of the High Street, where they sell not only Linda’s work, but also beautiful creations from some of the world’s most talented fantasy artists and craftspeople.