The Poetry Society 2014

Just finished working with The Poetry Society on new imagery for 2014. Judges for the 2014 National Poetry Competition are Roddy Lumsden, Glyn Maxwell and Zoë Skoulding.  Enter here Last year there was an 'NPC on tour' around the world (vitual and actual). My image travelled to the Berlin Wall, the Statue of Liberty, and was taken by, among others, John Hegley, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Lord Lucan (?!) Here's a link to those images. 

L'art est pas art

Clerkenwell Post

I was commissioned by designers, Cai & Kym to work on a cover for the 'Clerkenwell Post' - about 
the design and craft heritage of London EC1. The image is a tribute piece to William Caslon, the father of fonts and the printing industry that is such n important part of Clerkenwell's 
history.

Heart Website update

My biog on Heart website (my agent) has been updated.

'Prince Igor' ENO April 1-5

I was commissioned by Beam to provide imagery for the Russian Opera 'Prince Igor' by Alexander Borodin now being performed by Novaya Opera at the ENO April 1-5. The production is part of the UK-Russia Year of Culture. The golden image portrays the conflicted 'Prince Igor' caught between two worlds: Old Russia and the Polovtsians. Although well known in Russia (at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, passages of 'Prince Igor' were played) the opera is rarely performed in Britain. Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig, 
Stage Direction: Yuri Alexandrov, 
Set and Costume Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev. Graphic design: Beam.

'Ministry of Technology' Mobile Cinema

Last Summer I came across Oliver Halls in Devon, who has restored a Mobile Cinema Van and is touring schools, communities and coastal areas showing historic footage of local News. The cinema seats about 20. The van is incredible - the front glass turret like something borrowed from a WW2 Flying Fortress Bomber. These Bedford vans were originally ordered by the UK's (Orwellian sounding) 'Ministry of Technology'. The vans toured factories to 'educate' workers on the wonders of new materials and industrial processes. There is a great article with a lot of information, on the ever great BLDGBLOG

Portrait of Mr. S. Claus

Happy Holidays and New Year