Solar Power

                            Using the power of Sunlight to create the above images.

Turkish Delight

 

Some textiles I bought from a Bazaar in Istanbul. I can plan to incorporate them in my latest design work.

European Adventure

5 Countries, 4.5 weeks, 6 flights, 2 ferries, numerous bus journeys, 1 sunrise, countless sunsets, endless inspiration...

                    First stop Istanbul - a city full of energy, people, mosques and minarets.

 

 

  

 

              An abundance of colour and pattern found in everything from textiles to spices

 

                                                          Basilica Cistern

 

 

                                                 Sunset over Aegean Sea, Izmir

 

 

                                                          The Greek island of Chios

 Pirgi, Chios

                                                  A ceramics workshop in Mesta, Chios

 

 

Waiting for the ferry to Athens 

Parthenan - Acropolis, Athens

 

                                                            Temple of Zeus, Athens

 

 

                                                        Sunset in Belgrade, Serbia

 

Tara Canyon, Montenegro

Zabljak, Montenegro 

 

                                                          Lake Skadar. Montenegro

 

Getting up at 5am to watch the sunrise - worth it 

                                                        Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

Sunset in Dubrovnik, Croatia

shadows

Photograph by Mario Sorrenti, featured in French Vogue, April 2013. I love the striking shadows against the softness of the colour across the face. It reminds me of the colourings of a tropical fish or the ripples of water.

Everlane - The inspirational brand

 

 

 

Currently my favourite brand for design style and ethos. Not only are do they design and manufacture beautiful clothing and accessories but they produce them at affordable prices due to their consumer knowledge and know how when it comes to marketing and selling a product. No stores. Online only. This reduces costs and appeals to an international market. Take a look at https://www.everlane.com/

A patchwork of colour

 

The start of a new project I am working on. Recycling old fabrics and making a colourful masterpiece! What it will be, I am unsure so far? I will let the process determine the outcome...

A nice reminder

Having left the Netherlands less than a month ago, and located back in Scotland for the time being, I was reminded of the spectacular display of tulips I saw at Keukenhof this Spring after developing a camera film. The photos below were taken using a film SLR and these are the results. Despite the errors that can arise using film I love the unpredictably of the process, never knowing how a photo will appear once developed. I find the results much more natural and the quality of the colour softer and richer.  

 

 

 

 

                                     A selection of some of the photographs I took.