A last minute request to cover a singing workshop in Easingwold came from a friend in need on Saturday but with nothing particularly planned for the following day, I agreed. All I knew was that the two-hour workshop was being led by Bruce Ncube and that it was being held at the Methodist Church. I […]
As usual we took on this fundraising stall at the Sinnington May Fair – items dropped off by local village people, mostly of little value, but somehow we managed to raise £250 in the two hours we were there. Just before it kicked off I had a little free time and thought I’d photograph a
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A few days on the island with the family is always a tonic – walks, eating out, catching up and Bella’s tenth birthday. Here’s some photographs created while I was there. The house boats in Bembridge are always fun to walk past, there’s usually work being done and it’s now looking quite trendy with several
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In a little bit of downtime between portraits at Helmsley Arts Centre I noticed some of their cafe chairs on the stage and thought how beautiful they were caught in my lights. I had a quick play for 5 mins and was pleased with the results: I posted them on my IG account and a
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I was delighted to be asked by Tash, the arts centre director and ‘Woman of Kirkby’ if I’d like to help them celebrate their 30th anniversary by creating thirty portraits of their staff and volunteers. More chance to practice! I took my black backdrop and set up with the lights in the auditorium. Here are
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Well not really. Rachel had an evening event at the Spa so I took the opportunity to have a bit of a wander around the seafront. By the time I got there a chilly wind had blown up, that knocked my creativity a bit, so I decided to ‘go macro’ and stay in one small
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Buy your own Zine of this project. I haven’t posted in ages because I’ve been preparing for my second exhibition ‘Women of Kirkbymoorside’ It ran at our Methodist Chapel March 4th – 11th and included, as its focus, ‘International Women’s Day’. I wanted to both practice creating portraits but also to highlight and celebrate the
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A rusty old barrow on the allotment caught my eye and I wondered whether I might be able to do something creative with it so, after getting permission from the owner, wheeled it home. I wondered whether it might work as a prop for a portrait but after a couple of fruitless days I decided
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