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  Sheds

  In search of a hut,

  A shed in open landscape,

  A place to shut one door and open another

  Into a layered world of prayer and creativity.

  A pile of stones

  To lean a head and dream

  Until a way is opened.

  The monks had beehives

  On a fang in the sea's spit,

  Dylan had a garage

  hung over an estuary.

  Both in the outside, inside.

  Where is my shed?

  I am jealous of the monks and Dylan.

  In Llanelli: they say

  "My head is in the shed" -

  I wish mine was.

  I will photograph huts

  and empty chairs, until I find mine.

  I tried an upturned bucket

  by the milky elbow river -

  But hours of flight away.

  I borrowed a jetty at Nimpo lake,

  It moved with the water

  and I ached with the beauty -

  until the owners came.

  It is like looking for

  Somewhere to be buried

  Somewhere to be married,

  Somewhere to live

  There is a chair

  in an old shed with

  a fire and a stream runnng through,

  walls black from neglect,

  seem cleaner as I sit

  by the fire on the altar of my life -

  It is a good chair

  by a good fire

  But it is inside.

  There is somewhere

  an outside inside shed

  with splinters,

  A chair with cushions,

  a window -

  with a sea view

  and an open door to heaven

Shedhead is a creative partnership expressing an experience of journey from different perspectives. Influences include the heritage of Celtic Christianity in Wales. The creative expressions are multi-faceted, including, enamel sculptures, pictures and jewellry, mixed-media paintings, poetry, digital photographs, design, print and book publishing.

Shedhead is part of a Christian community based at Antioch Centre, Llanelli, living out shared values of community, creativity, simplicity and justice for the poor and powerless.

Shedhead has a permanent exhibition at Antioch Centre, Copperworks Road, Llanelli, SA15 2NE.

The Events Diary gives details of the events, exhibitions and craft fairs where Shedhead will be represented.