Professor Alison Clark
@westrayalison.bsky.social
Academic and visual artist; early childhood education; Mosaic approach; Slow pedagogies; Orkney; Norway. Author: Slow knowledge and the unhurried child (2023)
www.alisonclark.co.uk
Blog: Slow knowledge https://alisonclarkinthemaking.wordpress.com
www.alisonclark.co.uk
Blog: Slow knowledge https://alisonclarkinthemaking.wordpress.com
Here is my favourite oak tree, all the more appreciated for being in Croydon
September 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Here is my favourite oak tree, all the more appreciated for being in Croydon
#AndyGoldsworthy exhibition at the @nationalgalleries.bsky.social Edinburgh - loved visiting today after decades of following his collaborations with the natural world. And the best part? Seeing and listening to young children being curious and enjoying the work
September 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#AndyGoldsworthy exhibition at the @nationalgalleries.bsky.social Edinburgh - loved visiting today after decades of following his collaborations with the natural world. And the best part? Seeing and listening to young children being curious and enjoying the work
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Orkney #wildflowerhour
Alpine bistort in an ungrazed pasture this week.
Alpine bistort in an ungrazed pasture this week.
June 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Orkney #wildflowerhour
Alpine bistort in an ungrazed pasture this week.
Alpine bistort in an ungrazed pasture this week.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social A weekend happy Orchid hunting on Rousay #Orkney #wildflowerhour Marsh orchid and heath spotted orchid. Late flowering primroses and water avens
June 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social A weekend happy Orchid hunting on Rousay #Orkney #wildflowerhour Marsh orchid and heath spotted orchid. Late flowering primroses and water avens
Still waiting for many favourites to appear #Spring #Orkney @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour but colour in the lichens and wall screw moss
March 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Still waiting for many favourites to appear #Spring #Orkney @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour but colour in the lichens and wall screw moss
After a day’s teaching I walked across a pedestrian bridge over the river. The half moon was reflected in the water and then a swan swam by.
February 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
After a day’s teaching I walked across a pedestrian bridge over the river. The half moon was reflected in the water and then a swan swam by.
Airport reading Along way from Verona by Jane Gardam - her first published novel 1971 The descrption reads ‘Highly recommended for girls, & perceptive boys, of 11 or over’……
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Airport reading Along way from Verona by Jane Gardam - her first published novel 1971 The descrption reads ‘Highly recommended for girls, & perceptive boys, of 11 or over’……
Singing together with 299 other people and #KarinePolwart tonight in her #Celticconnections concert in #GlasgowRoyalConcertHall A real joy
February 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Singing together with 299 other people and #KarinePolwart tonight in her #Celticconnections concert in #GlasgowRoyalConcertHall A real joy
‘The sun’s coming over the hill’ #karinepolwart Travelling to Glasgow for choir rehearsal for #celticconnections Back of Winter concert next Saturday and thankful that this train is running
January 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
‘The sun’s coming over the hill’ #karinepolwart Travelling to Glasgow for choir rehearsal for #celticconnections Back of Winter concert next Saturday and thankful that this train is running
Advisory groups? Distracting myself from the storm to ask ‘What creative ways have you found to help an advisory group for a research study be more than a formality?
Advisory groups as ‘knowledge labs’? #educationalresearch #edusky
Advisory groups as ‘knowledge labs’? #educationalresearch #edusky
January 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Advisory groups? Distracting myself from the storm to ask ‘What creative ways have you found to help an advisory group for a research study be more than a formality?
Advisory groups as ‘knowledge labs’? #educationalresearch #edusky
Advisory groups as ‘knowledge labs’? #educationalresearch #edusky
New research proposal writing happening on #slowpedagogies accompanied by a charity shop rabbit. My excuse is he might accompany me when talking about taking time with stories
January 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New research proposal writing happening on #slowpedagogies accompanied by a charity shop rabbit. My excuse is he might accompany me when talking about taking time with stories
Winter light at Edinburgh Botanical Garden this week
January 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Winter light at Edinburgh Botanical Garden this week
Happy New Year. Sunrise in Madeira and Northern Lights back at home in Orkney.
January 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Happy New Year. Sunrise in Madeira and Northern Lights back at home in Orkney.
Grateful to be reminded of Joan Aiken’s wonderful stories. Still have my copy of the Wolves of Willoughby Chase
December 23, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Grateful to be reminded of Joan Aiken’s wonderful stories. Still have my copy of the Wolves of Willoughby Chase
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social A solitary daisy braving it in #Orkney this week
November 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social A solitary daisy braving it in #Orkney this week
Some days it has to be drawing and not words
November 10, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Some days it has to be drawing and not words