I hope that it will help visitors young and old to listen afresh to nature's wild wonders, and to tune in to the lives, songs and voices of the creatures and plants with whom we share the world.' Writer, Robert Macfarlane, said: 'The fabulously varied landscapes of the North East are close to my heart - from coast to moor, forest to hill-top - so it's a joy to see our book The Lost Spells at the centre of this brilliantly curated and original exhibition at The Sill. The swallows in The Lost Spells were drawn from birds nesting on the building next door, curlew call overhead, owls are close and the landscape is stunning in all its weathers.” The Sill is built in a place surrounded by wild lives and I cannot think of a better venue for this exhibition. Owl, The Lost Spells, copyright Jackie MorrisĪrtist, Jackie Morris, said: “It is more important than ever to listen to the many voices of the more than human creatures that share this land.

A digital glossary featuring Jackie’s artwork from The Lost Spells will introduce wildlife native to the UK and Northumberland National Park, explaining more about their natural habitats.Ī series of spoken word pieces, wild nature calls and acoustic music created by musicians from the Spell Songs ensemble - the musical evolution of The Lost Words and The Lost Spells books - will create an ambient soundscape which invites audiences to listen to what nature is telling us.

An interactive touch screen will allow visitors to create their own songs of nature using live recordings of wildlife including owl, fox, and curlew. The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre will showcase original artworks by Jackie Morris alongside poems written by Robert Macfarlane. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed literary phenomenon, The Lost Words, The Lost Spells invites readers to summon back what is often lost from sight and care by reading aloud spell-poems that conjure the sights and sounds of the natural world.

The lost spells