Hi, I’m Jude. I live on the West coast of Scotland on the banks of the River Clyde, near Loch Lomond. I’m an artist and writer exploring my connection to the land through art, story and ritual.
I am a cultural activist inspired by the traditions of Keening Woman to re-envision keening, and create new grief rituals through art, story and ritual to meet our needs today.
Art projects such as creating keening dolls or weaving help us get in touch with our feelings as we work with our hands and heart, where we might not have the words to describe our grief.
Keening circles are rituals which allow us to express and often transform aspects of our grief, which we can then explore through art. The grief stories we bring are our own, those of the plants, birds and animals around us and those suffering due to war and social injustices.
This way exploring our grief through art, our stories and through ritual can help bring a resilience through a deep rooted connection with the Ancestral Mothers to the land under your feet.
Working with the inspiration of keening and engaging with imagination and creativity helps us connect to the wider picture, of the land under our feet and helps foster a sense of belonging and to engage with environmental and social issues.
2027 Grief Pilgrimages
Click below to be notified when next years events open for registration, this September
Crones, Hags and Elder Wise Women of Power
In these times when the world is unravelling, Older women are answering the call to step forward and resume the roles of elders, wise beings, grandmothers, crones.
They are stepping forward for the Earth, for those who have been systematically silenced, for all the four-legged, the insects, trees, wind, for our mighty oceans and for all our futures.
Join this no-cost online event for all older women
It starts on September 23rd and runs for 7 days.
Each day you’ll receive 5 different teachings, conversations and wisdom-sharings that will connect you to the ancient power of older women.
We donates a percentage of income from our shop & from online courses to support Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
They operate globally to deliver critical healthcare within collapsing health systems. In Palestine (Gaza/West Bank) and Ukraine, teams treat severe war casualties through emergency surgeries, intensive care, rehabilitation, and psychological trauma support. Concurrently, MSF maintains a massive relief footprint across Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Afghanistan, managing widespread childhood malnutrition, offering vital maternal care, and combating deadly infectious disease outbreaks like cholera and measles.
Keep in Touch - Either join my regular newsletter or sign up on my Substack (details below)
Substack Offerings
A new series exploring for paid subsribers exploring:
Clothing the departed
Lamentation and farewell
Gifts for the journey
The wake reimagined
Walking the last road
The Ancestral Mothers Writing Group (on Substack)
A place to share about your writing, set yourself some goals (if that’s your thing), all alongside some seasonal inspiration a story, some music, some time to write. This is not a place of critique or feedback, more tapping into the seasonal rhythms within a community of likeminded souls.
Launches June 2026
