After experimental pie suppers with a mix of guests and gods around the table, we decided that we needed to find more powerful ways of animating our gods and ways of interacting with them.

Reading Lewis Hyde’s book together ‘Trickster makes this world – How disruptive imagination creates culture” has proved a fun and thought provoking activity alongside our drawing and making practice.

In March, we enjoyed presenting our work to an online audience courtesy of Dougald Hine & his Long Table network – a group of people from all parts of the world who, in their own ways, are exploring how to regrow a living culture in the ruins of modernity. We gave them a chance to experience a sample of our practice of drawing as a way of knowing and their questions and thoughts stimulated our thinking in some new directions.

We are now exploring ways to bring together a small group of creative practitioners from different interests and backgrounds to collaborate in identifying the gods and forces who shape the world we find ourselves in today and then imagine and co-create a collection of ‘counter-gods’ who can help us challenge and evolve a world of different values & narratives.

And, as we face a General Election, what would be a Trickster move that could unexpectedly topple the all powerful god of economic growth?