by Michelle Rumney | Mar 18, 2020
These 12 handmade candles, as in medieval times, are the same height as the people they represent. In the 12th century, after measuring a person from head to toe with a piece of string – ‘Measuring to the Saint’ – using the string as the wick, monks...
by Michelle Rumney | Mar 14, 2020
Finding each other again in the Paradise of free souls Lent Art Installation 2020 at Southwark Cathedral Part of Becket 2020 850 years ago Thomas Becket gave his last sermon at Southwark Cathedral, then set off on his horse back to Canterbury. The route he took later...
by Michelle Rumney | Nov 9, 2019
EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan Heritage Coast Tuesday 8th October 2019 – indefinitely 2020 St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail inspired by a medieval story....
by Michelle Rumney | Jul 17, 2019
ART IN SOUTH WALES – EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in Ewenny Priory – Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Parish of Glamorgan Heritage Coast Art in Ewenny Priory – Saturday 30th June 2019 – 17 August...
by Michelle Rumney | May 18, 2019
ART IN NEWPORT – EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in Newport Cathedral of St. Woolos, King & Confessor Art in Newport Cathedral – Thursday 16th May 2019 – Sunday 30th June 2019 The St Thomas Way St Thomas...
by Michelle Rumney | Mar 20, 2019
The Map of Mundi Exhibition Late in 2018, I was invited to bring the St Thomas Way touring exhibition away from the Welsh heritage trail and much closer to home – to Lighthouse Poole’s Centre for the Arts. This would be the first time that this work had...
by Michelle Rumney | Oct 16, 2018
EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan Heritage Coast Tuesday 16th October 2018 – Wednesday 9th January 2019 “Measuring to the Saint” St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail...
by Michelle Rumney | Oct 4, 2018
EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in The Holy Trinity Chapel of St Mary’s Church, Swansea 4th September – 16 October 2018 “Measuring to the Saint” St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail inspired by the medieval story...
by Michelle Rumney | Aug 15, 2018
EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys at St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny Wednesday 15th August – Monday 3rd September 2018 “Measuring to the Saint” St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail inspired by the medieval...
by Michelle Rumney | Jul 24, 2018
St Thomas Way ‘Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval & Modern Journeys’ This exhibition accompanies the launch of the new heritage trail on the Welsh-English borders, St Thomas Way. Artist Michelle Rumney has been visiting places along the St Thomas Way...
by Michelle Rumney | Sep 19, 2017
AiR: Artist in Residency Project In April 2017, I was given the opportunity to go somewhere new and really explore it visually – a 2-month Arts Residency project for Taunton Deane Borough Council, in conjunction with ArtsTaunton. Given my recent work, mapping...
by Michelle Rumney | Jan 24, 2016
A gorgeous world map in an old National Geographic Atlas – hopelessly out of date, but so full of colour and potential. I followed the folds in the paper with pink threads and navigated my way around the globe by simply sewing along the lines of latitude, of...
