Mary writes on how the passage of time, and our relationship with literature, are both indelibly intertwined.
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Mary’s blog: A lifetime of artistic collaboration
In this blog, Dartington bookbinder Mary Bartlett looks back at a number of artistic collaborations and projects that have shaped her life.
Read More >Total extinction: what money cannot buy?
Dartington’s bookbinding tutor, Mary Bartlett, writes on the deepening climate crisis in the context of the covid pandemic and Dartington Hall's own ecological history.
Read More >Mary Bartlett: My Travels with Unicorns
A short documentary about our bookbinding tutor, Mary Bartlett.
Read More >‘On the edge’ – a gardener’s diary
Mary Bartlett writes on tending her walled garden, and the history behind many of the plants used.
Read More >Mary’s blog: How stamps tell the story of Leonard Elmhirst in wartime Mesopotamia
As R.C.Sheriff's play Journey's End arrives both on stage and screen at Dartington, bookbinding tutor Mary Bartlett looks at how Dartington founder Leonard Elmhirst's experiences in wartime Mesopotamia led to the eventual funding and initial success of this seminal work.
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