Author Archives: SallyK

The Museum of Dust continuing on its travels

Posted on July 16, 2026 by SallyK
Posted in Events, Travels, Workshops | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sally Kindberg and Robin Hood

Posted on June 20, 2026 by SallyK

Sad to learn yesterday that the giant oak tree, aka the Major Oak, in Sherwood Forest has died.  It was over a thousand years old, its ancient and gnarled branches supported by metal struts, but apparently the hot weather finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic strips | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Angels in the Fens

Posted on May 31, 2026 by SallyK

After hearing a compelling podcast by Robert Macfarlane about a church full of extraordinary angels I took a couple of trains to the small town of March in Cambridgeshire. The walk from the station to the church goes through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Visits, Walking | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Sally Kindberg, the Sitwells, Pollocks Toy Theatres and the Ballets Russes

Posted on May 28, 2026 by SallyK

Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire is not far from where I grew up in Nottingham, and although born in Devon, most of my childhood was spent there, either in a decaying and freezing cold Gothic Victorian apartment or in my grandmother’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Visits | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Punch & Judy celebration May 2026

Posted on May 18, 2026 by SallyK

The first Punch and Judy show in Covent Garden was first mentioned by Samuel Pepys in 1662, but more recently Mr and Mrs Punch and family were joined by other puppets in the churchyard of St Paul’s Church. When my … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

May Day 2026 by a windmill

Posted on May 18, 2026 by SallyK

It should have been sunny, it was the beginning of May after all, and the windmill was elusive. Sometimes I write about my travels, years ago qualified as a City of London Guide, and love maps – I drew them … Continue reading →

Posted in Visits | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Museum of Dust travels to Doncaster

Posted on April 20, 2026 by SallyK

Last week it was out with bubble wrap and string again as the Museum of Dust had an exciting invitation to head for an ArtBomb event in Doncaster and needed to be carefully wrapped for its journey.  An experimental festival … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Museum of Dust | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sally Kindberg in Cornwall once again

Posted on April 20, 2026 by SallyK

Sometimes only gazing at and walking by the sea can bring a momentary respite from the news of global ghastliness.  And I was almost born in the sea, after all, but in the Devon sea which lapped at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Travels, Visits, Walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Doctor Who and TARDIS dust

Posted on March 13, 2026 by SallyK

This morning I heard on the radio that two missing episodes of the BBC Doctor Who series had been discovered, and my thoughts turned to my ever growing Museum of Dust. One day  a bottle full of very special dust … Continue reading →

Posted in Museum of Dust | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Robots, bots and AI

Posted on March 5, 2026 by SallyK

It’s true I have a penchant for robots … the clockwork ones in particular, but definitely not the crawler bots who’ve been visiting my site recently.  You know who you are … or possibly you don’t, although I’ve heard bot … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Events | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment