Language Truth and Religion – 3
So there is a big difference between the language of religion and the language of science and everyday life. Scientific and everyday language refers directly to objects (such as chairs) and particular events in...
Category: Myths & Legends
Language, Truth and Religion – 2
When Christians speak of the birth of the Saviour to a virgin, when they speak of the Son of God coming to earth as a baby to save sinners, they tell a powerful tale...
Team Anna and the Waterfront Gallery Competition – Part 2
Our second meeting begins with Anna Waters showing us the image she has created, using torn paper, of Pentre Ifan. It’s not yet finished and with an artist’s eye the group are asked for...
Language, Truth and Religion – 1
A lot of what I am going to say may be “old hat” to many – and yet to others, still scandalous and unacceptable, indeed even blasphemous, if such a term still has currency....
Calling for Artists!
Major new public art commission for Ferns and St Davids… Pembrokeshire County Council and Wexford County Council wish to appoint an artist/s to create two new pieces of public art, one in Ferns and...
The Merlin Files 8 – The Immortal
Merlin appears to be immortal. Whether or not he is still lives, imprisoned beneath Merlin’s Hill (as discussed in last week’s episode), his spirit certainly lives on in Carmarthen, the place of his birth....
The Merlin Files 7 – A Walk up Merlin’s Hill
Our series THE MERLIN FILES started before the lockdown… so there has been a bit of a hiatus before we were able to bring you the final two episodes. If you want to catch...
The Empress of All I Survey – Part 2
When I decided to commission a portrait it was Tenby seascape artist Anna Waters who suggested I contact Nina Camplin. Nina currently lives in Cardiff, and her work can be seen in many locations;...
Y Tylwyth Teg (The Fair Folk)
By STEVE PARSONS, Ghost Hunter Throughout many western regions of the United Kingdom fairies play a dominant role in folklore. And nowhere is this more so than in Pembrokeshire where tales and legends of...
Tolkien, Middle-earth… and Wales
The best thing in The Lord of the Rings? Tolkien apparently thought it was the Elvish language – and that was based unashamedly on Welsh. Middle-earth expert John Garth confirms this in his new...
