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Household gods

by John Steed. In these times of global uncertainty perhaps we turn to our home for meaning. In our home we have control. Our home is where we can create comfort and security. Our home is our space, a metaphorical warm blanket. Yet, every home has unexplained creaks, knocks, thuds or things that go missing. It is human to look for a cause, possibly to infer agency and intent. As an artist, I have imagined we have gods in the home to protect us, gods we can placate. I have mad

John Steed

4 days ago2 min read

Drawing the Past

I am currently engaged in a couple of projects to make drawings that either clarify historical artwork or aim to envisage how something, which no longer exists, may have appeared. Drawing has always given me the opportunity to visualise many things, imagined or observed, so the opportunity to spend time atop scaffolding and closely examine a Tudor mural and make some drawings, appeared to offer a once in a lifetime experience. The mural in question is a Nativity in St Mary d

Chris Hardman

Dec 15, 20253 min read

Accountant turns Bookbinder

One might think 30 years of accountancy and the art of book binding have little in common. But Magalie Briand says her previous skills of precision and being organised are transferable to this traditional craft. Magalie was initially attracted to bookbinding as a technique to bind her a watercolour paintings together. So, she booked onto a bookbinders course and was hooked. She is now a full-time bookbinding artist. After 8 years of learning this traditional art, Magalie sti