We are Andrew and Emma. Together we are Miscellaneous Adventures. We live in the Lake District where we work in the woods, make things, take photos and enjoy adventures big and small in the surrounding mountains, lakes and valleys with our young son, Benji.
For 11 years we lived in a small barn in the woods in Sussex where we discovered a new way of living and developed a deeper relationship with Nature that inspires all of the many strands of the work we do. You find out more about us and our story by listening to our Podcast and looking back through our Logbook.
About Andrew
After working for many years as an illustrator and designer, I accidentally became a woodsman after discovering green woodworking and the simple joy of making things with my hands. I moved to the woods in 2011 and quickly found that woodlands and trees had much to teach about life, society and the whole of Nature far beyond the forest. I started Miscellaneous Adventures as a way of sharing the skills and insights I learned through living in the woods, teaching workshops and making things influenced by adventures in wild places. Now in the Lake District, I’m thankful I get to work outside every day, connecting with the land, making things and continuously learning from Nature.
About Emma
Originally an illustrator and designer working with fabric and embroidery, my focus is now on studying botany, foraging and the traditional uses of plants. I have been making my own herbal remedies and now have a growing apothecary of various potions and dried herbs in our home.
Combining my interest in plants and Nature with my love of embroidery and fabric, I have created a number of items for Miscellaneous Adventures over the years, from bags and pouches to flags and banners and continue to create new fabric products inspired by our Lake District surroundings.
Keep in touch
You can keep up to date with our latest adventures, work and general Nature musings over on our Substack, where we regularly post. If you have a story you’d like to share with us or just want to say hello, we’d love to hear from you. Just drop us a line here.
Andrew, Emma and Benji
Further Reading
You can read some interviews and articles in these places: Millican, Field Mag, Another Escape & Sidetracked Magazine, find us in these printed publications: The Outsiders, Wildside, The Rolling Home Journal & Wavelength.