Guerilla Lighting – Competition Update!
Back in October last year I took part in the Findhorn Bay Arts Festival Guerilla Lighting event at Kinloss Abbey (see this blog post) and as a part of that I entered a number of my images into the photography competition… well I have just found out that one of my photos has been selected as a […]
I Have Moved! – Back to Scotland
You may have noticed that I have been a bit quiet online recently. Well, there was a reason for that – I have been moving house and business to the north of Scotland. I am now based near Nairn and Forres on the Moray Firth – to the east of Inverness. It has taken quite […]
Roger Waterhouse – Master Wood Turner
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of photographing a master woodturner, Roger Waterhouse, at his workshop. Roger lives and works at the edge of his own woods and so has a constant supply of materials waiting to, literally, be turned into something wonderful. One technique he showed me was deliberately burning the wood and […]
Hilary Morel – Jewellery Designer
Hilary Morel lives in the Peak District and works in a variety of materials from her home studio. I got to visit her for another piece in Artsbeat Magazine and was fascinated by her intricate designs and style. She has exhibited widely, including Exploring Wonderland in Manchester – a celebration of Alice in Wonderland.
The Paper Dress
Even though I mainly work with commercial clients these days I am not averse to helping out students with fashion and art based projects – especially when the student is my daughter Gwen! Gwen had created a paper folded dress piece before for her art course but was never very happy with it so she […]
Heidi Gibbs – The Bank Pottery
Heidi Gibbs is a potter working out of her delightful studio near Crowdecote in Derbyshire called “The Bank Pottery“. She was the latest artist I have photographed for Artsbeat Magazine. Heidi teaches classes at her studio an in local colleges so her work is very diverse with everything from animals to cups & saucers and […]
Ann Bates Ceramics
Ann Bates is a ceramicist working in Derbyshire from her lovely home. Following on from a shoot I did for Artsbeat Magazine, when Ann was the featured artist, I was asked back to photograph her latest series of work. Ann has developed a unique technique when working with the call that involves creating a large […]
Kerri Pratt – Fine Artist
I do like working with fine artists! Kerri Pratt is a painter who has a building reputation and is the current holder of the biennial £18,000 Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award, one of the biggest in the country. The award is intended to bring a rising artist to Derbyshire to produce work inspired by the county’s […]
Jill Kerr – Lino Cutter
I have been working with Artsbeat Magazine to photograph artists in their studios and the next artist on the list was Jill Kerr – a Lino cutting and print expert. Jill lives in a beautiful house and work in a fabulous studio in the garden. Her work is of the highest standard and it was […]
Jo Beattie – Textile Artist
Jo Beattie is a textile artist who likes shadows – each of her “Precious Memories” range of stitched artworks really come alive when a strong light produces a clear shadow behind. The challenge for me was to capture this effect in the studio! After much experimentation we came up with these:
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