{"id":111018,"date":"2022-05-13T11:24:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=111018"},"modified":"2022-05-23T12:35:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T11:35:50","slug":"the-art-balancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=111018","title":{"rendered":"Through Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Nature has always played an important role in our lives  from our earliest days we live in it , and we go back to it at the end of our lives. Our body, for example, is made up of 75%  water,  the oxygen we breathe comes from the trees and plants in nature all around us . However, our connection to it can also be seen in a spiritual way, in a healing mind way or many other approaches.  Nature at its best, is at one with us.  Artists may well  appreciate creation more because of their knowledge of how to explore creativity and  life by using what mother nature has given us. They remind us of the prominence of the human connection with nature. Artists such as Adrian Gray, Richard Long, Andy Goldsworthy, Bill Dan and Michael Grab have used their artworks<em>  <\/em>to help us explore our environment. Here we take a small look the art of stone balancing and its place in the world of art. Read more in &#8220;<em>Through Balanc<\/em>e&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx1.jpg?resize=580%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111187\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?attachment_id=111187\" class=\"wp-image-111187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx1.jpg?resize=931%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx1.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx1.jpg?resize=768%2C845&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1652436189858_22629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/m_strasser\/27998966528\/in\/photolist-JEb2hd-218QtQy-21Mmeh3-AV8fnB-2ipbfgE-FpAkaC-DmMMxQ-fe4Rz1-r3V6a9-q2HTgv-2kLjjLP-2mhM2M3-B9vGAq-HL9T5y-2n3bb2F-2gTYPha-GL4LoA-2n5kuNF-2kjad3s-FiwFhS-CmJ8AH-S5VMjp-2kvKfQT-SawwUt-QgSjed-fe53Jm-2kphyD2-fdPG4Z-RSvRay-r47BPT-2miVSWC-2iKTvdB-nAUn19-2mXTY1A-fe4WkE-b9uXCK-23Myoc5-qyknhb-25g4F65-JrUo4Z-27zqg7Y-YC1LWE-woNGew-2kaL8uD-2kVJ1Bf-MysA3C-264uCnf-Y92jjb-2k3tDNL-2egf7Qb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Long; Geneva Circle One; 1987<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/m_strasser\/27998966528\/in\/photolist-JEb2hd-218QtQy-21Mmeh3-AV8fnB-2ipbfgE-FpAkaC-DmMMxQ-fe4Rz1-r3V6a9-q2HTgv-2kLjjLP-2mhM2M3-B9vGAq-HL9T5y-2n3bb2F-2gTYPha-GL4LoA-2n5kuNF-2kjad3s-FiwFhS-CmJ8AH-S5VMjp-2kvKfQT-SawwUt-QgSjed-fe53Jm-2kphyD2-fdPG4Z-RSvRay-r47BPT-2miVSWC-2iKTvdB-nAUn19-2mXTY1A-fe4WkE-b9uXCK-23Myoc5-qyknhb-25g4F65-JrUo4Z-27zqg7Y-YC1LWE-woNGew-2kaL8uD-2kVJ1Bf-MysA3C-264uCnf-Y92jjb-2k3tDNL-2egf7Qb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art et d\u2019Histoire, Geneva By  M_Strasser<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Long is a Sculptor, actually one of the best-known British Land Artists, he uses the landscape as the main instrument of his work. Land Art is also known as Earth Art, because artists refuse to bring the urban life into their artworks, in fact their approach is more ecological. Richard Long&#8217;s art is typically made of earth, rock, mud, stone and other nature based materials. He made the relationship between man and nature at the heart of his artwork. One of his most important ensemble is entitled <em>Red<\/em> <em>Slate Circle.<\/em> This piece is the result of Long&#8217;s documentation about his journey in the USA which emphasis the beauty and the greatness of the earth. The piece looks like a solid circle composed of rocks that have a flat underside <em>The Red Slate<\/em> are  from the border of Vermont and New York State in America<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx3-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx3-1.jpg?resize=580%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111182\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx3-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?attachment_id=111182\" class=\"wp-image-111182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx3-1.jpg?resize=931%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx3-1.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx3-1.jpg?resize=768%2C845&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx3-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/144823040@N05\/38157367036\/in\/photolist-JEb2hd-218QtQy-21Mmeh3-AV8fnB-2mS98VU-2ipbfgE-FpAkaC-2fAfgt8-DmMMxQ-fe4PbC-23Myoc5-fe4Rz1-qyknhb-25g4F65-JrUo4Z-r3V6a9-q2HTgv-27zqg7Y-YC1LWE-2kLjjLP-woNGew-2kaL8uD-2kVJ1Bf-MysA3C-B9vGAq-264uCnf-2mhM2M3-Y92jjb-2k3tDNL-2egf7Qb-23GBy2r-EtZUvn-CDVXm1-riRfU7-2mNEiXX-HL9T5y-Dpuq39-xGyQFd-2i6PjDC-RuxF6K-axGtq7-2kPBbTr-qugzvS-yAmH7v-XBiUeN-23Myo87-2ihg9HD-2667kbV-2gTYPha-GL4LoA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Long, River Avon Driftwood Circle (1996)<br \/>Voorlinden Museum, Wasseenaar  by Ulla Smidt-Berner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Another approach would be that of Andy Goldsworthy whose main goal is to not alter nature itself but to work at one with it. He is also part of the British Land Artists, with some of their works being created to be shown in museums and others in situ amongst nature.  One of Goldsworthy&#8217;s most relevant masterpieces named The Storm King Wall, can be seen while walking in Hudon&#8217;s Valley Park in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx2-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx2-1.jpg?resize=580%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111183\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx2-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?attachment_id=111183\" class=\"wp-image-111183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx2-1.jpg?resize=931%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx2-1.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C845&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rockflx2-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sagoldst\/2343926740\/in\/photolist-2TEtgi-4z8eL1-2gPMWCD-LXMy5c-6vwjin-LXMwMx-2gPM8GU-biCvh6-biCwin-azzgv4-4m7ijj-azBVUL-2gPM9nB-6dd9XD-5Arr1U-2k9pPFY-eiJCj-JzWV1-DUgRWq-PqYiPu-dCkEoX-DUZbU8-nb2w3W-5pzKF-25B8Bd-25B8Aj-25B8zU-bt1C2W-2dFoGvH-4eB9hx-4iwXRJ-32HhQP-2gPMWQh-9TYut-4m4Lfu-2TJges-85LBzc-6WaiMR-7fERMr-4vqD7p-7fJLfo-4kZHWH-2mBeDuc-ewPBhH-6NrRAC-4tYDL2-2TJgey-4vuJgC-d9p63m-txw2u\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A<\/a><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sagoldst\/2343926740\/in\/photolist-2TEtgi-4z8eL1-2gPMWCD-LXMy5c-6vwjin-LXMwMx-2gPM8GU-biCvh6-biCwin-azzgv4-4m7ijj-azBVUL-2gPM9nB-6dd9XD-5Arr1U-2k9pPFY-eiJCj-JzWV1-DUgRWq-PqYiPu-dCkEoX-DUZbU8-nb2w3W-5pzKF-25B8Bd-25B8Aj-25B8zU-bt1C2W-2dFoGvH-4eB9hx-4iwXRJ-32HhQP-2gPMWQh-9TYut-4m4Lfu-2TJges-85LBzc-6WaiMR-7fERMr-4vqD7p-7fJLfo-4kZHWH-2mBeDuc-ewPBhH-6NrRAC-4tYDL2-2TJgey-4vuJgC-d9p63m-txw2u\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ndy Goldsworthy<\/strong>, The Storm King Wall<\/a><\/em>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sagoldst\/2343926740\/in\/photolist-2TEtgi-4z8eL1-2gPMWCD-LXMy5c-6vwjin-LXMwMx-2gPM8GU-biCvh6-biCwin-azzgv4-4m7ijj-azBVUL-2gPM9nB-6dd9XD-5Arr1U-2k9pPFY-eiJCj-JzWV1-DUgRWq-PqYiPu-dCkEoX-DUZbU8-nb2w3W-5pzKF-25B8Bd-25B8Aj-25B8zU-bt1C2W-2dFoGvH-4eB9hx-4iwXRJ-32HhQP-2gPMWQh-9TYut-4m4Lfu-2TJges-85LBzc-6WaiMR-7fERMr-4vqD7p-7fJLfo-4kZHWH-2mBeDuc-ewPBhH-6NrRAC-4tYDL2-2TJgey-4vuJgC-d9p63m-txw2u\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by Samantha GoldsteinFlicker <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Storm King Wall <\/em>is one of Goldsworthy&#8217;s well-known Opus,  a former agricultural land turned into a sculpture park. Reflecting on his walls at Storm King, Goldsworthy has noted, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong><em>Trees, stone, people\u2014these are the ingredients of the place and the work.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock3.jpg?resize=580%2C803&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111115\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?attachment_id=111115\" class=\"wp-image-111115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock3.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock3.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Goofy By Adrian Gray<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">In a similar genre but one working exclusively with the stones and rocks from our natural world is artist Adrian Gray.  He was young when he started to explore the world of balancing rocks, which consists of manipulating the gravity of large stones in order to get charming balanced pieces of rocks, something that seems impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">He challenged the laws of nature by mastering the natural <em>Art of stone balancing<\/em>. He is part of a pioneering group of artists within the movement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">His adventure started 22 years ago, when his health started to decline, a situation that led him into the exploration of nature where he found out about the art of <em>stone balancing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock4.jpg?resize=580%2C803&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111113\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock4.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?attachment_id=111113\" class=\"wp-image-111113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock4.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock4.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Sloping Off By Adrian Gray<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Catalyst<\/strong> (work below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Life&#8217;s imbalances impact our lives in a manner that sometimes we just don&#8217;t know what to do or where to go. The world outside of social media and new technologies can be a good refugee to heal ourselves, where we are out of any human interaction.  He re-found himself by building sculptures from naturally weathered rocks and stones but he also healed himself.  The question that comes often is, How does he do this art? He  answered by saying<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>&#8221;<strong>The act of balancing requires a steady hand, a still body,<\/strong> <strong>and total focus, and this process had a meditative quality that I found therapeutic. I had often struggled to stop the chatter in my head, but through stone<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>balancing<\/strong>,<strong> I found an effortless way to meditate. It forced me to block out the world and absorb myself in the process, \u2018listening\u2019 with my fingers, my focus targeted and complete. I found the stillness inside myself<\/strong>&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock2-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock2-1.jpg?resize=580%2C803&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111114\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock2-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?attachment_id=111114\" class=\"wp-image-111114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock2-1.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rock2-1.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Trust in nature by Adrian Gray<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adrian Gray, and his mesmerizing balanced stones, return to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0time this year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He returns to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year, with a tradestand to remind us of the power and importance of balance as we return to \u2018business as usual\u2019 following the pandemic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The Art of<em> stone balancing<\/em> teaches us the importance of having a balance, a sort of equilibrium between us and our environment. Discovering this art genre has been more than interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">However, If you would like to discover more about <em>Through Balanc<\/em>e <a href=\"https:\/\/rhythmsofplay.com\/rock-balancing-stone-stacking-art-steam-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed reading this piece why not read<em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/iwp-prestige-in-wool-competition-by-cent-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Prestige in Wool,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/flowing-to-sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flowing to sleep.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">.Cent Magazine London,&nbsp;<strong>Be 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