Vanessa Wylie

I am a textile artist, pilgrim and poet. Inspired by nature and the contemplative path, I create pieces of freeform soft sculptured wall art, hand knitted with natural yarns, and weave images and words into poetry.

Website: hvaf.org.uk/galleries/vanessa-wylie

Diary 2025

I must go down to the sea again,
Drawn by the wild, uncivilised call of tumbling, crashing waves
Sweeping onto the shore, unrestrained by convention or cares,
Finding their way, unhindered, untrained,
Gentle roar of lacy, white surf over rattling pebbles smoothed by time;
Raucous cry of gulls wheeling above in granite, cloud-covered skies;
The pull of moon on tide, creating rhythms,
Timeless, natural, unbidden,
Unshackled from the clock, untamed by rule or control,
Washing clean sand and shore of detritus from the day.
This is the call which resounds
Deep as the ocean,
Wide as the blue,
Beckoning my soul,
Captivating my mind,
Seducing my heart,
To live as the sea
Wild and free.