From Mouth to Source: Walking the Braid Burn Watercourse along three adjoining burns: Figgate, Braid, Bonaly
What can we learn from walking a watercourse? Between April and August 2023, artist and curator Jonathan Baxter as part of his Craigmillar & Communities Residency led four group walks in collaboration with poet Helen Boden, visual artist Sarah Gittins and haiku writer James Spence.
The walks took a group of participants from mouth to the source along three adjoining burns: Figgate, Braid and Bonaly. Participants were invited to respond to the watercourse through writing, drawing and conversation. This publication includes a selection of such responses involving a number of the participants.
Contents:
Reflections on the Braid Walk Watercourse – Jonathan Baxter and Sarah Gittins
Braid poetry – Helen Boden
Braid writings – Sandy Bennett-Haber, Tamsin Grainger, David Gee, Ewan Davidson and Jonathan Baxter
Haiku / Voices / Drawings – James Spence, Glen Cousquer, Graham Robinson, Olga Bloeman, Pam Ager, Kirsty Jenkins and Sarah Gittins
Braid Walk Listening Score – Linda O’Keeffe and Sarah Gittins
Edited by Jonathan Baxter
Braid Walk (2023) was commissioned by Art Walk Projects and funded by Creative Scotland and Paths for All.
First edition of 100. Published by Art Walk Press Edinburgh UK>
Design and concept: Rosy Naylor, Maddie Lennon and Jonathan Baxter.
Printing DTP Southfield Musselburgh
ISBN: 978-1-7399400-8-9