We got the site on the family farm and we built the house ourselves. Work started on the 19 May 2000 and we moved in …
I’m The Third Generation On This Farm.
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To be near the sea: to paint, to live
In my childhood I spent a lot of time with my grandmother who lived by the sea on the Menai Straits. My husband and I …
Shapes and Stripes of Summer Light
Summer light shines bright. Shapes of light cutting through space stretch boundlessly across all surfaces and planes. Sunlight seeks out the richness of detail: texture, …
Imagine, in your mind’s eye, a place that doesn’t exist.
Imagine creating that place so that other people will believe it is real That, is the power of storytelling. As a story unfolds from the magic …
The Softness of Light in Muted Tones
And so it has come to be that the beauty of a Japanese room depends on a variation of shadows heavy shadows against light shadows …
TV Homes: Lifestyles of The Imagination
Every day, after school (post-homework and before dinner) I would sit with my siblings immersed in American TV programmes. Growing up in Belfast in the ‘60’s, it was …
I Create The World Of The Story
What is the role of a Production Designer? A production designer’s role is to interpret the script and to work in collaboration with the director to create the …
All The Time I’m Walking, I’m Thinking
Walking – it’s not just exercise. In the first lockdown the roads were quiet, the birds were singing and the weather was great. Amidst all the …
Lockdown: The Epidemic Of Abuse In The Home
For people in abusive relationships the coronavirus pandemic has created the very worst situation imaginable. ‘Home’ may be the most dangerous place in the world …
Visitor, Viewer And Life In the Inside.
You Are A Visitor, Viewer, Guest and Host… It is a big deal to invite someone into your home. It is a mutual recognition of …