Thank you to Paul Driver for initiating a hugely Enjoyable and Productive (or rather Processive?) group BlakeWalk of the ‘S’ recently. Here is a link to the map that guided us: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1R4V1N1JGKd2fVphVf4buuLQ7ekw&usp=sharing

There were Five of Us. Each with our own Reasons for wanting to spend a bright, crisp autumn afternoon drifting across London, talking as we did about Romantic Poetry, Careers, Easily Overlooked Architecture, Pies, Scopic Regimes – oh, and William Blake. Of course!

I have Mapped all of the Media I generated during this BlakeWalk (see map above) – and left the map open to Collaboration should others wish to pin their Materials to it. All of this Media is also freely available to you to take on a BlakeWalk of your own.

Already I know that Joe has posted a range of photographs. So too has Paul.

I also armed each Walker with a Basic BlakeBooklet (now available to all budding BlakeWalkers via bookleteer.com) but have yet to see what Notes, Drawings and Doodles were made during the Journey.

My own Observations culminated in a Short Film:

The movie says a lot to me about the power of Walking & Talking – and about how the Blakean spirit is so often about seeking out an alternative (deliberately obtuse and ‘unprofessional’?) view, engaging with process rather than product, feeling trapped, being disruptive, not sitting down and paying attention to the teacher, seeking answers beyond what you can actually see. Oh and so much more!

If you fancy a BlakeWalk yourself, get in touch.