Learning in the u3a movement

This is one of the artist installations at Jupiter Artland outside Edinburgh. A large estate encouraging visitors to enjoy many of the works made by woman/man involved in the celebration of art. This one is called The Rose Tower.

Taken at a fabulous family fireworks display at Nizels golf & country club on 5 November … You can’t get more wo(man) made than a colourful and loud firework?

These (Wo)man Made structures of Birnbeck Island and its connecting Pier have unfortunately been no match for the destructive effects of time, neglect and the elements.

Anthony Gormley figure in the waves looking out across the Mersey to the man made wind turbines. Renewable energy for mankind. Image taken by a woman. All bases covered!

Sculpture at the Eden Project. A man made sculpture recycling man made items.

Taken on holiday in the Isle of Wight - I love chance meetings with fellow walkers, and enjoy exchanging a greeting and a smile, so this gate was made especially for me, and many, many others - a delight to share.

Designed and entirely hand-stitched on fine linen 80 years ago by my artistic, nature-loving Great Aunt, Lily Dale, for my sister aged two. To appreciate and honour her work and memory it is an ongoing project of mine to find and to photograph all of the 32 different wild flowers which she had sketched from life, stylized then embroidered, including :- Lady's Smock, Daisies, Valerian, wild Strawberry, Dog Rose, Red Clover, Honeysuckle, Bluebell, Harebell, Violet, Germander Speedwell, Forget-me-not, Pulmonaria and Comphrey to name just those on the back.

Made and decayed; ghost town Ford truck.

What an extraordinary experience I had this summer - being present within the circle of Stonehenge. This prehistoric man-made circle with stones up to 30 feet high, was erected around 2500 BC. It is thought to be have been a spiritual temple, which in tracking the movements of the sun, also cleverly informed the farming practices of early men and women by providing a kind of a seasonal sundial. Amazingly they transported many of the stones from Wales – terrific human effort! (This photograph was taken between the inner horseshoe and the outer circle configuration of the stones)

The manmade development that is Knightstone Island, Weston-Super-Mare, dates back to 1696. At the time the island was connected to the mainland by a natural pebble ridge. The island changed hands several times and it finally closed in 1991. In 2006-7 the whole island was redeveloped. The Bath House and front section of the ground floor of the Pavilion were converted into commercial premises. The rest of the Pavilion and the swimming pool were converted into homes and two new apartment blocks were built on the island. The Queen visited to re-open the island’s perimeter walkway on 20th July 2007. With very high tides the causeway to the island becomes submerged providing a dramatic leading line to this man made island development. The submerged causeway therefore provides the perfect compositional element that motivated me to take the photograph earlier this week. The descending sun positioned to the right of the image, together with the conversion to black and white further emphasises the strong structural elements of the buildings on the island.

Local wo(man) made safety campaigners highlighting the dangers of wo(man) made cars.

“Full of Wise Saws” from 'As You Like It' - Some of the collection of over one thousand man made saws on display at Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield. The museum celebrates the industrial heritage and craftsmanship of this city.

A close up of one of The Kelpies at Falkirk. An amazing feat of engineering and a wonderful place to visit.

This is a spray of sugarcraft Roses which i made to celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Wells cathedral is man-made, these steps up to the Chapter House are worn by centuries of use. The poppies were all made by local people for the Remembrance 100 year centenary.