Meskla Brewyon Drudh

11/09/2025

We urge the UK Government to formally recognize Cornwall as a nation, granting it equal status to Wales and Scotland. This includes devolved powers, cultural preservation, and official recognition of Cornwall’s distinct heritage, language, and historic autonomy.

10/08/2025

Whether you want this, or not, a chance at the discussion really would be incredible for Kernow 🙌🏽

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/711355?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMF0dZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvLjzI_OSmoWevEgovI4BASrd7clz8RKgqdn0Wepd9Chn41P2D27v9TdyoeT_aem_tqqXLLwY6FEFnhTJjI8XxQ

We urge the UK Government to formally recognize Cornwall as a nation, granting it equal status to Wales and Scotland. This includes devolved powers, cultural preservation, and official recognition of Cornwall’s distinct heritage, language, and historic autonomy.

02/07/2025

Definitely one for your cultural Diary!
We should never forget those who stood up for our language and culture.

28/03/2025

What role can art, and specifically abstract art, have in helping us explore and understand our identity? And how can artists help us unearth how we feel about where we live?

The MESKLA project shows us that making, and specifically the making of sculptural objects, can provide a unique way to access our feelings.

“In talking whilst making, participants access different modes of thinking. And by making abstract, non-representational work, we tap into sensations that maybe language can't reach.”
Sovay Berriman

Hundreds of rubbish sculptures have been made by participants since the project began in 2022, all using waste materials. Each one offers a personal perspective. Together these individual sculptures create the layers of this multi-faceted project, and the conversations about who we are become something we can touch and hold.

Photo by Steve Tanner

17/03/2025

Meur Ras and for hosting recent Rubbish Sculpture making sessions, and to and for facilitating. More knotted, colourful, complex and intriguing sculptures being added to the collective work as a result. Splann!

There's still time to add your own by heading to the making table at the MESKLA exhibition. Free, open to all and running until March 29th.

📷 Photos by Nicky Harwood





Thank you to & for funding

11/03/2025

The Rubbish Sculpture table at Kresen Kernow - replenished regularly with 'new' recycled materials from - has been a huge hit with all ages during the MESKLA exhibition.

The table invites people to weave, tie and bind materials together to make non-representational sculptures before adding them to the sculpture wall; a making process which can help express feelings about identity through means other than language.

The making table will be running until Saturday 29 March - pop in during our usual opening hours and add your sculptures to the collection.




Photo of Rubbish Sculpture wall at Kresen Kernow by Kath Buckler

07/03/2025

Why Mussels and why Precious Fragments?

MESKLA = Mussel Gathering
Brewyon Drudh = Precious Fragments

Why Mussels? And how fragments?

“As a visual and sculptural artist I’ve always been interested in the idea of fragments and elements of a whole. The MESKLA project uses this thinking to look at identity and a sense of place.

Kernewek is a culture that has been historically fractured and commodified. I see the situation as something like a cracked path. But, vitally, our culture lives; with new growth joining together the fragments we've inherited. Imbuing our culture with new and fertile life, perspectives and interpretations.”

Meskla is a Kernewek word, that translates to Sowsnek/English as mussel gathering. I chose it as the title for the project, because I’ve long been interested in the behaviour or molluscs; how they seem solid and immovable but are actually constantly moving and readjusting. They are tough, resilient, adaptable creatures - much like Kernewek culture itself”.





Photo Sovay Berriman and Ysella Berriman

05/03/2025

Today is St Piran’s Day, our national day down ‘ere in Kernow. But hedhyw (today) isn’t just a national day akin to waving Union Jacks. Today we celebrate how far we’ve come and where we’re going as a national liberation struggle.

We fly St Piran’s flag to unite for autonomy and all forms of liberation within Kernow. We also reflect on our history, remembering the rebellions, the workers’ struggles and the emergence of political pressure and direct action for Cornish autonomy.

Our banner defines us as a Celtic nation. The course of agan bro (our nation) does not have to follow the one desired by Westminster or the Duchy.

When we celebrate St Pirans, we challenge their greed and coercion. Today we are on the cusp of a new sordya (rebellion) within our radical Cornish genealogy.

Cornwall Resists, united with many other groups in our community, celebrates this day when we are proudly Cornish. Agan tavas (our language), culture and environment will be defended and in time, grow for all to enjoy.

We resist and thrive, especially today when Kernow and its people come together to say ‘Kernow bys vykken!’ We’re still here, Mr England, and we’re not going anywhere!

Kernow Rydh!

05/03/2025

Gool Peran Lowen/Happy St Piran's Day!

📷 Photo Credits:

05/03/2025

Tom Gainey. Illustrated by Ryan Cardew The first book on the life and adventures of St. Piran written in English and Cornish.  

27/02/2025

Meur ras Ivy Chapman for leading a joyful banner making session at last Saturday's MESKLA event and sharing your work with us.

Ivy is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Manchester, now based in the Southwest and with family roots in Kernow. Ivy is currently exploring her identity through a combination of video, audio, and textiles with a project called Cornish Memories.

Check out her website for more of her work: https://buff.ly/4hT6757



📷 Photo credits
Kresen Event photos by Sovay Berriman
Family photos by Ivy Chapman