Gilly was born in Zambia on Lake Tanganyika and she has a deep love and connection with Africa.

GCA member, Joanne Callaghan is the Chair for the Disability Arts Alliance (DAA) as it is her passion to help those who find themselves in isolation and sitting in silence, struggling with a disability.

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 still searches out...