Once a wedding dress shop, and before that—who knows—this Starbucks in Headington became something more than just a coffee shop. It became a constant. When our world shrank to brief walks this shop stayed open. A smile behind a visor, and a feeling that life still carried on. A place that held us quietly […]
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As I get older my work feels more abstract, less narrative based and detached from daily life. And I wondered where the story is. I look into my pictures. I can’t find it. So I look into my past. As I grew up in a Valley, my childhood was around trees because the country was […]
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Free open pathways guide Art to the screen for 7 International Artists. Where does the Art from these 7 international Artists guide you to? Seven Artists stand on different continents and do not meet Their latest work connects them in this new film installation They do not speak They make designs to join their separate […]
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Five go on an adventure in BRIGHTON! We feel so lucky to take our story of a Fleetwood Fisherman to the online Fringe in Brighton – it’s England’s largest Arts Festival, it’s right beside the sea and there is an amazing ice cream shop there called Maroco! Nonetheless… We were excited to tell folk about […]
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How much can you see through a tiny hole? I wonder… I just bought a brand new fancy (at least to me) Lumix camera. So far it’s fun fiddling around with the app and delving into the new technology. At the same time it’s great to know Artists still use pinhole cameras to create intense […]
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Jump into a new project with me? Get your words heard beside the sea. Inviting your short poetry as comments here so I can read them at Brighton, beyond and share.. Your stories, thoughts and prose Here are some of the LOVE poems that have been passed my way to make your day.. Take a […]
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Winter knocked on the door of the tall house. In the forest all was lost except the tiny puppy. The starving dog found a home in the old kennel left by an owner who had moved after the land was sold by the Duke. The hunting dogs at the Palace were prepared […]
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It’s a familiar question. Tell us a story when you were going about your own business and something completely ridiculous or inexplicable happened. What did you do? I walked into a familiar space with a ticket to a secret show. The new fashion across our local theatres is to serve up a play […]
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First, a warning: A lot of what you read here may surprise you. On the surface, it sounds unbelievable. How could something so traditional as a historic church surprise anyone? It is easy to walk by, you know the scenario. A show with heavy marketing, laden down with posters, guided me South. Especially during […]
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This is part of a novel I am slowly working on that reflects the theme of ‘honey and vinegar’, and looks at the role of kindness from others in building a life. Her parents had such a lust for life no one was around to pick her up from dance lessons or […]
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