Joanna Bond

P.s did any one go to the beeching 50 years on in London?

If you are someone who would like to get involved with research photos, raising money for the project,any way you can. l would be very grateful. You all probably know Crumlin and the famous viaduct, well! l grew up near there and my love of trains and the injustice of that feat of engineering being blown up has returned to me at a older age of 36 to make an art peice/event/educational/movement. l now live near New Quay Ceredigion. Thank you Joanna

I will also produce a range of pottery decorated with hand drawn and collaged images communicating my artistic expression about the railways.

more... The Artistic vision aims is to bring my disciplines of singing and writing dance,protesting and pottery and collaborate with talented artists who's disciplines range from storytelling,folklorist, singer song writers in English and Welsh ,music producers, film makers and train experts. Together creating a beautiful multi media event that will ignite people’s imagination about the railways.

more... I want to draw on folk stories and local and other railway tales, and create a new story about my journey and the people l meet on the way,who believe in the idea to reinstate the branch railway line from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen.

I am an artist doing a project on trains here it is...
This project is called singing the line into existence. The idea's concept asks can people sing the Aberystwyth line into existence to create a better transport system for the people of Wales.
l am also interested in communicating the parallel of the removal of a large proportion of the branch railway lines and the removal of the welsh language from many communities, especially the Welsh language that was denied me.