Remembrance Sunday This beautifully poignant image is by Tessa Case.She was doing monoprinting on one of my workshops and tried to get an imprint from a poppy. The poppy was too ethereal so we photographed the plate. This weekend we will remember our heroes who gave their lives for us to live in liberty. For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of … [Read more...]
Life Blood of Photography
I guess what I'm saying in this mini series on creative output, is that the most valuable exercise is to set oneself accessible projects which need to be done on a regular basis. Some people may need to form a group to achieve this. My daughter is a photographer and her first project was to take a set of photos each month of the walk or ride to school. They walk the furlong from East Hendred to West Hendred and there are so many beautiful seasonal vignettes, that she wanted to record … [Read more...]
Asthall Hall Manor Biennale
Every second year there is THE MOST amazing sculpture exhibition at Asthall manor near Burford. Asthall Manor was the childhood home of the famous Mitford sisters*, and this was where they raised chickens to pay their governess.Here is a beautiful photo taken my daughter Tessa Case. The textures float so effortlessly together that it looks more like an oil painting than a photograph.If you are interested in the Mitfords, visit The Swan at Swinbrook, near Burford. It is owned by the last … [Read more...]