The gorgeous little boy below belongs to my friend Amy who asked me to take some photos. Neither of us are keen on the standard studio family set up, preferring instead to work in a more naturalistic style in the home and nearby surroundings. Photographing in this way...

This month I have been to a paper cutting workshop run by artist Andy Singleton. I’ve been a fan of his paper sculptures since seeing visiting The First Cut exhibition in Manchester 2012. Generally everything I make is 2D, whether it  is paper, photography or textile,...

In keeping with the playful city theme the shelter in the rain installation endeavored to be as inclusive to the passing visitors as possible. The premise was so simple- that we were there to build up a rain cloud and have a few minutes peace and quiet from the rest of...

I've been commissioned to create a playfull intervention in Wakefield in October. As part of the commission I have been paired up with another artist to collaborate, sharing our skills to push the boundaries of what we would normally produce. I have been teamed up with...

The 23rd of May was the launch night for the book and final exhibition. Emma Bolland has done an amazing job working with each artist and curating the work so that such disparate and numerous pieces of art hang together beautifully without looking crowded or untidy. We...

The culmination of several months of hard work has come together in the form of The Place and Memory Book and the accompanying exhibition. The book brings together various strands from the exhibition at Trinity Church, a psychogeographical exploration of Leeds in text,...

The book launch provided another opportunity to create an accompanying exhibition- restaging old works and creating some new. The previous exhibition venue, Trinity Church, was a wonderful place to hang and make art however it was a challenging to fill such a large spa...

The mural is officially up and I've had some positive feedback from the Police, builders and project managers with regards to the final look. There is talk about potentially rolling it out amongst other police boroughs, which I think would be wonderfully positive for t...

I've spent the last couple of months working on something rather special, creating a photographic mural for Brixton's new police station. The mural is made up of contemporary and archival photos of Brixton, the community and the police in a bid to reflect the vibrant c...

We have recently come to the end of the exhibition which has been a fascinating experience. the best way to describe it would be to quote from my blog on the Love Arts Leeds festival website. 

When I applied to take part in the Place and Memory project I could not have...