Field notes

Short dated entries from studio nights, volunteer shifts, and the awkward logistics that sit between creative work and south London streets. Newest first.

12 May 2026 - Monitor swap before a language open-mic

I moved a pair of nearfields and a crate of printed Na'vi drills between Catford and a Battersea hall. Labelling by weight made the handoff calmer, and the night still started on time for learners who arrived with only notebooks.

In September 2024 - FoodCycle surplus and soft crates

A market surplus run overlapped with a vinyl post-shift tidy. Soft crates for produce, rigid crates for sleeves: simple rule, fewer bruised tomatoes and fewer warped jackets.

March 2023 - Babel PDFs in cardboard

Friends donated photocopied grammars that needed a dry ride to the studio. Year-only note: through 2023 those pages fed the Tower of Babel index whenever rain cancelled outdoor volunteering.

Through 2022 - Festival merch between gigs

Tour tees and charity raffle prizes shared the same hallway. Learning to stage boxes by pickup window kept both causes happier than a last-minute scramble.