OUR FUTURE IS ANCIENT Following on from the success of ‘On The way There, On The Way Back’ for the inaugural Macc Lit Festival back in November 2019, I’ve been commisioned by the Barnaby Festival to produce a piece of work that explores our urban relationship with nature and folklore. I’ve called the project ‘Our Future Is Ancient’. Work began on the Winter Solstice, and I’ll be visiting Macclesfield Forest around full moon every month between now and the Summer […]
The Not Quite Light Festival 2019 has been nominated for the City Life Award 2019. It’s a tremendous achievement that acknowledges all the hugely talented performers and speakers, and also the many people that helped stage the event.There were over 34 events, including 4 world premieres.We also staged the first ‘Pilgrimage’ that saw 14 hardy souls walk the 30 miles from the source of the River Irwell back to Salford, raising over £1500 for the Booth Centre. The Salford based […]
Over the weekend of Nov 22nd to 24th the Macclesfield Lit festival is being staged in Macclesfield, featuring writers and artists performing new work. I’m going to be doing several things for it. On the Saturday night I’ll be projecting 6 new pictures, taken specifically to illustrate new work performed by 6 writers, who are responding to visiting the town for the first time. Sunday morning I’ll also be hosting a dawn photography walk around the town. On the evening […]
NQL now has an hourly monthly show on Manchester based station Reform Radio. This month’s show features artist LoneLady, and explores themes of journeys, childhood and destination. Film clips from ‘The Innocents‘ and ‘Scrooge’. Music featured: Simple Minds, Nick Cave, Steve Mason, Lonelady amongst others… TO LISTEN CLICK HERE
PICTURES IN NEED OF A SOUNDTRACK The work that I recently did around Gloucester in New England is now being exhibited at The Creameries in Chorlton, Manchester. LIMITED EDITION PRINTS ARE FOR SALE ONLINE – CLICK HERE The photographs being exhibited were captured during September 2018, whilst I was staying near the old American fishing port of Gloucester in New England, a town famous for being the birthplace of Birdseye frozen foods and the film Perfect Storm. The area, with […]