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The Who, What ~ Why ...
We Upcycle, Invent, Build, Restore, Draw, Paint, Tell Stories,
Mess around on Boats
and Play with Very Old Cars ...
Old Rope Salvage is Tim Edmonds and Lisa Wrench.
We began, as many good things do, without a plan, but with the seeds of an idea which were sown one dark, rainy evening on a boat in Cornwall. We first met a million years ago as art students in Falmouth, but it would take 21 years and an old wooden fishing trawler named Albacore to bring us, and our shared passion for an alternative way of life, back to Cornwall where we finally came together in 2013.
In the beginning, Old Rope Salvage was just a name, a play on words, a description for our way of life on Albacore. It soon became the name of our upcycling business, and later still it evolved to encompass and describe our whole way of life. It has now come to symbolise our passion and our mission to build a sustainable way of life as artists and makers, creating, building and restoring.
Tim is The Inventor. He likes to take things apart and put them back together again in new ways. A painter, signwriter, builder of old cars, restorer of boats. Practical and inventive, his great skill is in finding magic and beauty where there is seemingly none, often at the bottom of a skip where he regularly discovers the objects he upcycles. His greatest passion in life however, is drinking tea.
Lisa is The Storyteller ... Artist, illustrator, writer, bookmaker, professional daydreamer and occasional mermaid, Lisa also creates our online and offline content, designs the website, and films and edits our videos. She is an excellent First Mate and has recently signed a declaration promising to learn How To Weld. She also makes a lovely cup of tea.
Tim's practical magic and Lisa's ability to weave stories combine to make Old Rope Salvage. Join us in our quest as we search for new ways to survive and thrive outside of the mainstream as far away from the 9-5 as possible ...
Lisa & Tim
November 2019
Special thanks to Nick Turley Photography for the amazing cover photo ...
We began, as many good things do, without a plan, but with the seeds of an idea which were sown one dark, rainy evening on a boat in Cornwall. We first met a million years ago as art students in Falmouth, but it would take 21 years and an old wooden fishing trawler named Albacore to bring us, and our shared passion for an alternative way of life, back to Cornwall where we finally came together in 2013.
In the beginning, Old Rope Salvage was just a name, a play on words, a description for our way of life on Albacore. It soon became the name of our upcycling business, and later still it evolved to encompass and describe our whole way of life. It has now come to symbolise our passion and our mission to build a sustainable way of life as artists and makers, creating, building and restoring.
Tim is The Inventor. He likes to take things apart and put them back together again in new ways. A painter, signwriter, builder of old cars, restorer of boats. Practical and inventive, his great skill is in finding magic and beauty where there is seemingly none, often at the bottom of a skip where he regularly discovers the objects he upcycles. His greatest passion in life however, is drinking tea.
Lisa is The Storyteller ... Artist, illustrator, writer, bookmaker, professional daydreamer and occasional mermaid, Lisa also creates our online and offline content, designs the website, and films and edits our videos. She is an excellent First Mate and has recently signed a declaration promising to learn How To Weld. She also makes a lovely cup of tea.
Tim's practical magic and Lisa's ability to weave stories combine to make Old Rope Salvage. Join us in our quest as we search for new ways to survive and thrive outside of the mainstream as far away from the 9-5 as possible ...
Lisa & Tim
November 2019
Special thanks to Nick Turley Photography for the amazing cover photo ...
Old Rope Films ...
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Our Vlog is now live on our YouTube Channel at Old Rope Salvage.
As semi-delusional but hopelessly optimistic artists with a dream to create a sustainable way of life as far from the 9-5 as possible, we want to be able to share some of our ideas, creations and adventures with you. Should be interesting ... at least for us ... Follow us to find out how we fare as we set about selling our current live-aboard, 'May Queen 1V' to embark on some new and inadvisable folly with nothing but a 78 year old pick-up truck, 2 cats and maybe just enough money for a couple of pints and a pasty ... Episode 5 up now ... Ever wondered what it is like for us, living on a boat in bad weather? Well, we made a film about the day 'Storm Callum' paid us a visit, so now you can find out! |
