First Light. Candles illuminating the pathology museum. Casting shadows of the teeth.
Author Archives: David
On The Art Of Teeth
A site specific art installation by Janetka Platun and David Mills This had been five years in the making. Get your ticket here
Making Perry – Part 2
After letting the juice rest for around 20h I added the yeast. I’ve used this stuff before and it gave good results. It’s a high alcohol tolerance strain, so will tend to ferment to a higher ABV than I want. I’ll check in a few more days and stop the fermentation at 8% ABV or …
Making Perry – Part 1
I had access to a tree full of pears for a weekend. With the help of Meagen, we picked two large bags of pears of various ripeness – around 25kg I’d later come to know. I don’t actually like pears as a fruit, so I’d already panned to make perry from them. I’ve done this …
Feeding crows
For the last few months, on Sundays when I’m home, I’ve been feeding crows in the park. I’d read that they recognise people who feed them, so I wanted to see if this was true. There are two distinct populations of crows at the park, though I didn’t know this when I started. There’s a …