Snapdragon Life | Journal

Why Noticing Spring Changes Actually Works

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100

A New Series: Dyeing with Plants

Snapdragon Jane — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100

A Remarkable Textile Exhibition in Paris (On Until July 2026)

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Making a Bag from a UFO: 500 Years of Canvas Work

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Natural Dyeing with Buddleia: How to Get a Rich Gold from Garden Weeds

Snapdragon Jane — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

How I Protect My Brain From Exhaustion

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:37:00 +0000

A Maker’s Wardrobe: Where This Project Begins

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:17:00 +0000

Growing Dye Plants in Scotland: What Actually Works in my Heavy, Wet Soil

Snapdragon Jane — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:01:00 +0000

Two Years, One Walk, and What I Learned About Chronic Pain

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:18:00 +0000

Vintage linens in Naples

Snapdragon Jane — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:59:00 +0000

Ancient cordage and a mummified crocodile

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:57:00 +0000

Being fully where you are

Snapdragon Jane — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:58:00 +0000

Is This Performative? Wearing our convictions on our sleeves

Snapdragon Jane — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:41:00 +0000

Every year I spend a few weeks in Naples, and every year the community marching bands gather on the street below my balcony to practise for the Easter processions. Last March, before they got to their usual repertoire, they played “Enola Gay” by OMD — an anti-war song from 1980. It turned out to be a quiet act of protest. That same day, the news was reporting that the word “gay” was being scrubbed from American government records, including references to the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.

The Colours of Naples Fishing Nets

Snapdragon Jane — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:19:00 +0000

Artist Dates as Resistance: Why Random Matters More Than Ever

Snapdragon Jane — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:59:00 +0000

Why There’s a Photograph of My 20-Year-Old Self in My Journal

Snapdragon Jane — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:51:00 +0000

Do Plant Dyes Fade? Two Chair Seats, 100 Years Apart

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:41:00 +0000

The Problem with “Play” in Creativity (And What It Actually Means)

Snapdragon Jane — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000

The Truth About Women’s Pockets (And Why We’re Not Victims)

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:18:00 +0000

What we didn’t learn from our parents

Snapdragon Jane — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:02:00 +0000