Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 21 Feb 2025
As I sketch, the people of this town come and go – their conversations rise and fall. The bar staff change shifts; time dissolves, and outside, the timber framing stands unmoved.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 7 Feb 2025
On top of the deliberate and crafted acts within the material of this magnificent edifice, I’m struck by the hidden layers woven into its fabric - not just in the grandeur of alabaster tombs or chevroned arches, but in the silent details
⛫ The Cast Room: The Face on the Prior's Door, Ely Cathedral
Welcome to my virtual Cast Room. On my travels, I've been taking augmented reality casts of things that appeal to me. The Cast Room is inspired by the Cast Courts of the V&A which hold a vast selection of casts taken of great works of art all over the globe. Members Only.
Be there: Amongst the angels at St. Wendreda, March, Cambridgeshire.
The roof features 120 angels alongside 19 canopied depictions of saints and martyrs. The intricate woodwork was crafted by the Rollesbury brothers in Bacton, Norfolk, between 1523 and 1526.
Be there: St. Michael & All Angels, Stewkley, Bucks in Glorious VR
Remarkably, the church has survived largely unaltered through the centuries, making it one of England’s finest Norman churches and a rare window into medieval ecclesiastical design.
🎨 Atelier: Hexham Abbey Cloister, Limited Edition Print of 25no.
A chance to own a limited edition print of my watercolour of Hexham Abbey cloister
🎨 Atelier: Prior's Gate, Winchester, Hampshire. Signed, Limited Edition Print of 50no.
A chance to own a limited edition print of the beautiful portal of the Prior's Gate, Winchester.
⛫ The Cast Room: The Woodwose at St. Nicholas, North Walsham
Welcome to my virtual Cast Room. On my travels, I've been taking augmented reality casts of things that appeal to me. The Cast Room is inspired by the Cast Courts of the V&A which hold a vast selection of casts taken of great works of art all over the globe. Members Only.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 12 July 2024
I've rarely been to a place that so deeply embodies the human need to express their hopes and fears through architecture.