Heidi Gibbs – The Bank Pottery

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 […]

Kerri Pratt – Fine Artist

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 […]

Eddie Hallam – Master Sculptor

Eddie Hallam – Master Sculptor

I love watching artists at work and learning about their craft.  Artsbeat Magazine features artists every month and I have been lucky enough to be asked to visit various artists in the area and capture them, their studio and their work for the magazine. Eddie Hallam, of Wildlife Sculptures, lives and works in the shadow […]

Vintage Model Company – Magnificent Flying Machines!

Vintage Model Company – Magnificent Flying Machines!

When I was a teenager I spent a lot of time building models out of balsa wood and tissue, mostly yachts, and once I built a control-line diesel engine powered plane.  I was not that great at flying it but I did enjoy the process of building and the smell of the engine!  many people […]

Wedding feature in the Derbyshire Magazine

It has been a great few weeks of free publicity for me and now the Derybshire magazine (April 2012) has a two page spread about a weeding I did last year for Hellen and Lee.  They were a great couple to work with and I am so pleased that their day is now in the […]