17 Feb Friday…with The Flower Arranger Magazine ( and my Granny )
Towards the end of last year I was asked if I’d like to contribute something to the NAFAS Sping edition of ‘The Flower Arranger’ Magazine… ( NAFAS is National Association of Flower Arrangement Soceities by the way ) I was really thrilled as it had...
25 Sep Sunday…with Weekly Snaps
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I’ve not been quite on the button with my Weekly Snaps since the Summer for some reason..I’ve been having to play catch up on a few weeks, this being another…anyway, here’s 2 weeks worth of them! You can see the Steller Story version here and book...
13 Aug Saturday…with Moving Stillness
For a while now I’ve been playing around with movement within a still image…I had been inspired by an absolutely incredible Instagram account @ncour where he combines collage and extraordinary movement. I’ve always been a massive collage fan and whenever I have a bit of...
10 Jul Sunday…Weekly Snaps
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still life above and below arranged by Frida Kim at my workshop
20 Apr Wednesday…with My St James’s ( Part 2 )
In this second part of the #mystjames project, I’ve been exploring more of the St James area more and visiting some of the bespoke shops. I’m particularly enjoying having a glimpse into a working history round every corner and seeing the traditional skills which are...
09 Apr Saturday…with a New Photo Puzzle
Last Summer I found this box of photo puzzles at a car boot sale and decided to create my own version, photographically abstracting domestic objects in black and white, to give to some of my workshop students something to figure out while I was cooking...
30 Mar Wednesday…with Lock & Co
Last week I was invited to Lock & Co Hatters in St James’s, London for part of the #mystjames project and which turned out to be a wonderful and unforgettable afternoon… Visiting Lock & Co., the oldest hat shop in the world, established in 1676,...
29 Jan Friday…with Flat lay Ikebana
Yesterday I was chasing green fields and the blue sky on my bike for a series of photographs I’m working on at the moment… I was wanting a rose against some blue sky and as the head had already accidentally come off one of the...
20 Jan Wednesday…with frosty Ikebana
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The snow from the weekend has melted, but the frost has set in this week, which is something I don’t mind at all if it doesn’t kill the echiums and the sun is shining…I love how the whites of snow and frost are actually often...