The Old Rope Salvage Story ...
Old Rope Salvage is Tim Edmonds and Lisa Wrench.
We began, as many good things do, without a plan: More a meeting of minds and an occasional butting of heads. We first met 20 odd years ago, but it was a shared love of Cornwall, the ocean and a mutual desire for an alternative way of life as far from the rat race as possible which eventually brought us together in 2013. We now live and work out of our trawler-turned-houseboat live-aboard 'May Queen 1V' in the semi-hidden area of Cornwall known locally as The Forgotten Corner.
We are both artists and much of our work is created from old, discarded things, treasures found and pulled from skips, relics of the past previously discarded as useless, ugly, beyond salvage, which we clean and coax and build into some new and wonderful thing of use and beauty.
Lisa is The Storyteller ... Drawn to old objects and places for the memories they keep, she is an artist, writer, bookbinder, daydreamer, occasional mermaid and a curator of odd things. Lisa also creates our online and offline content, designs the website, and films and edits our videos. She is also an excellent First Mate and makes a lovely cup of tea.
Tim is The Inventor. He likes to take things apart and put them back together again in new ways. A painter, a signwriter, a builder of old cars and old 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.
Tim's practical magic and Lisa's ability to weave stories combine to make Old Rope Salvage.
Join us on our quest as we seek to build a sustainable way of life, messing around on boats, building, restoring, surviving, thriving outside of the mainstream ...
Lisa & Tim
Special thanks to Nick Turley Photography for the amazing cover photo ...
We began, as many good things do, without a plan: More a meeting of minds and an occasional butting of heads. We first met 20 odd years ago, but it was a shared love of Cornwall, the ocean and a mutual desire for an alternative way of life as far from the rat race as possible which eventually brought us together in 2013. We now live and work out of our trawler-turned-houseboat live-aboard 'May Queen 1V' in the semi-hidden area of Cornwall known locally as The Forgotten Corner.
We are both artists and much of our work is created from old, discarded things, treasures found and pulled from skips, relics of the past previously discarded as useless, ugly, beyond salvage, which we clean and coax and build into some new and wonderful thing of use and beauty.
Lisa is The Storyteller ... Drawn to old objects and places for the memories they keep, she is an artist, writer, bookbinder, daydreamer, occasional mermaid and a curator of odd things. Lisa also creates our online and offline content, designs the website, and films and edits our videos. She is also an excellent First Mate and makes a lovely cup of tea.
Tim is The Inventor. He likes to take things apart and put them back together again in new ways. A painter, a signwriter, a builder of old cars and old 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.
Tim's practical magic and Lisa's ability to weave stories combine to make Old Rope Salvage.
Join us on our quest as we seek to build a sustainable way of life, messing around on boats, building, restoring, surviving, thriving outside of the mainstream ...
Lisa & Tim
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! |
Featured Films ...
Featured Works of Art & Beauty from The Workshop ...
Also ... Don't Forget to Visit the Old Rope Blog ...
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