Ellie Ashman

@ellayanor.bsky.social

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Exeter | Director - Public Sector Practice @ Torchbox Often to be found looking for a snack and/or saying pspsps to the nearest available cat. Always have too many tabs open.

A tabby cat sits upright on an orange velvet sofa - his green eyes are staring at the middle distance, his tabby ears half pinned back. A print on the wall in the background shows 'chaos' in wobbly letters, matching the vibe.
The southwestern newspaper 'for the imagination, full of stories, wisdom and creativity from those who call the south west home' sits underneath Rob Hopkins' new book, How to Fall in Love with the Future
A woman in a bright green dress with bright pink hair sits in a wheelchair on a stage. Behind her a slide reads "universal design is a political and ethical commitment to collective access, not just an individual accommodation". Live caption screens are visible to the side of the stage, under a projected Camp Digital logo of a campfire.
"it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it" Upton Sinclair
A man stands on a lit stage in front of a big screen that reads "think out loud, show your working, be authentic, share your successes, be honest about your failures, it is all for an audience of one"
Black backgrounds show beautifully illustrated cards of different garden processes, for Tending to Endings in any setting. On top, a card for the harvest talks about extraction and gratitude, next to a card for deadheading that focuses on rejuvenating and sustaining through shedding. The set of cards is spread haphazardly on a wooden desk.
A white hand holds a mug of coffee in front of the layers of a green garden bursting with life, under a blue sky with delicate white clouds.
A large blue-green kale plant with purple edges and sprays of tiny white flowers towers over a clutch of knee-high baby Jerusalem artichoke plants and a drift of white and yellow poached egg flowers at ground level
Orange, peach and pink clouds emerging over rolling green hills, with silhouetted trees. There is some light fog resting on the grass, and the reflection of train lighting can be seen on the glass window.
A tabby cat sits resolutely on a pyjama-clad lap.
a screenshot of a bluesky account designed to look like another
A grassy plain stretches out towards the horizon under a grey, cloudy sky. Streams cross the grass and meet, with yellowing tall grass at their edges.
A handful of dried borlotti beans sit in a green bowl, their speckled peach and burgundy skins shining in the light. A pile of golden and spotty, crispy, empty pods lays next to the bowl.
The Cranberries - no need to argue 4 band members dressed in black clothes and Dr marten boots sit on or around an iconic brown sofa. The surrounding room is white.
Mini scissors with green handles made to look a bit like leaves, inside a sheath made to look like a carrot. The set is magnetic, and stuck to the side of a silver fridge.
3 white women (me, Debbie Blanchard and Jess Brown) standing together, smiling widely
A tabby cat with wide green eyes stretches out two front paws from the little nest he has made amongst pink bedsheets. His fluffy belly is just visible.
A plain white presentation slide reads "it'll be ok!"
A slide shows a bright orange card which reads 'starting to build things surfaces assumptions and misalignment. It helps communicate and build momentum. It can feel wrong to start building early, but it's a very effective way to learn' credit: Alistair Ruff
4 books laid cover up on a wooden table - Platformland by Richard Pope, The Language of Trees by Katie Holten, News from Nowhere by William Morris and The Service Organization by Kate Tarling
a tiny fluffy orange cow stands in a grassy field. His pink nose is angled upwards, so that he looks determined. His beady black eyes look directly at the camera.