the elemental tent

HOPE_

Hope alone is to be called realistic,  because it alone takes seriously the possibilities with which all reality is fraught

WAYFARING

His name is a wayfaring name...a name of promise that discloses a new future, a name whose truth is experienced in history

2 quotations by Jurgen Moltmann. see wordy page for more..

we are lovers, followers of a simple way
Jesus is The Lover
we laugh, cry & make things
we believe we are loved completely & so are you
no exceptions, no riders
talk to us – we hug easily

(an elemental ‘statement’ , 2011)

Truly wonder-full show at Grant Bradley gallery. The everyday scenes from Mark Williams’ glowing painting were brilliant-regular cityscapes injected with a lil’ bit o’ Glory. Penarth pier never looked so good.. & Barry Lewis sure can make a good shark, tortoise, rhino, leopard, walrus, dolphin, baby elephant, deer, eagle..

By the way-you can even buy 1 of these metal sculptures or oil paintings..

starting this Saturday & running through July is an amazing show by 4 artists at the Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol. see work by sculptor Barry Lewis, painter Mark Williams, graphic artist Susan Taylor, & illustrator Will Clarke  

if you’ve gone anywhere near the elemental tent in recent years, you’d have seen Barry’s animal creations, made from stray metal

do get along to Grant Bradley & witness for yourself this GRAND EXHIBITION..

(there’s a coffee-shop & gift-shop too!)

GRANT BRADLEY GALLERY

Number 1 St Peter’s Court,

Bedminster Parade,

Bristol

BS3 4AQ

9TH – 30TH JULY, Mon. to Sat. 10am – 5pm

thanks for taking a peek at elemental’s wibbly blog!

our team is in recovery mode right now, all neatly folded away in a rusting shipping container for the next 2 years.

but soon we’ll post dazzling photos & maybe some unlikely stories to further assist your fond memories storage.

meanwhile, why not take a goodlook at some of our foxy links, or even peruse our posts from earlier Glastonury adventures..

wish we could get images/tales from those distant elemental days (the late 1990s).. when the mud was really mud, the fence was a bit gappy, & mobile phones were barely a twinkle in your parents’ dusty eyes..

(thanks to BBC for this Pyramid photograph)

We’ve just got back to Bristol (some of team have further to go now – eg Leeds, Cheltenham, Manchester, London, York, LA, Tonypandy)   It’s been a good time, Glastonbury is unique, but we too zzz to say more now.

Zzzzzz  .

some fine people have made a new entrance into the elemental area for this year!

we now have a bridge across the trench & stream & there’s a wide gap

in the hedge/trees that run alongside the main road that goes up to the Greenfields.

this means easy access to our venue, straight in from the main road & West Holts Stage..

also, this gives us a welcoming garden area as you walk in. guess we gonna fill it with wacky stuff in next few days..

so, once you’ve found the West Holts Stage, we’re opposite!

(ok, we’re off to the site now)

looking forward to hearing amazing music on pristine technology this weekend?

only elemental can afford the world’s most cutting-edge sound equipment …

thanks to nic of york & family for knitting 100s of invitations this year

hopefully you will agree, on settling into 1 of our squashy sofas,

that, amid all the festival mayhem, you’ve found yourselves a little home …

indoors – carpets, telly, piano, cushions, pictures, gramophones

outdoors – campfire, garden, sculpture, umbrellas, fresh air

(the elemental tent is in its usual place in holts field see look out page or festival maps)

ELEMENTAL IS READY TO LOUNGE INTO ACTION AT GLASTONBURY 2011

the team are nearing completion of their arduous 51-week training course. here they have learnt to:

• make a cup of coffee using fair trade instant while saying please & thank you
• talk to strangers without causing offence
• wash people’s hair without asking about their holidays
• expertly plump pillows
• dazzle intellects & break hearts with guitars, record decks, paint brushes & sultanas

give them another chance this year..

make the elemental tent your home from home. stop by for a cuppa & a doze. or a raucous gig. or an indepth life-changing discussion. or a chat about what the sky’s got in store.

we’re still into hair washing & straightening, offering prayers for healing & transformation, playing charity shop tunes, enjoying the whole festival & the summertime .

say hallo again this year..

One of my favourite blogs is The Boston Globe’s Big Picture. The idea is pretty basic – large, exquisitely shot images from current news events. Here they feature some astounding pics from this year’s Glastonbury.

Watching the TV and other mainstream media coverage, you might think it’s all Pyramid stage, mud, acres of tents and nothing else… But Glastonbury isn’t all about the BIG stuff!

Our (comparatively) little Elemental tent is a good example. Please stand by for some pics and views – from one of the most memorable and blessed Glastonbury festivals we’ve yet experienced.

CM