I have spent my professional life teaching, counselling and training. Drawing, painting and sewing have always been important to me as ways of relaxing from the tensions this work has entailed. I have long been attracted to mosaics, and on … More details …
I graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in Classics and then did a post-graduate teaching certificate. I taught in Surrey for five years before going abroad with my husband. We spent 15 idyllic years in Malawi, travelling … More details …
Philip Lyons is a poet and teacher. His first full-length collection, Like It Is, was published by Poetry Space in 2011. His poems have appeared in anthologies and magazines, and have also been broadcast on the radio. Poetry readings include … More details …
After four years at art college, my early career was spent in the wholesale fashion industry designing and pattern cutting and then lecturing in an art college. Buying a second hand knitting machine started my love for creating individual garments … More details …
John’s passion has always been the cinema. After graduating from Leicester University with a degree in English (this was before HE courses in Film Studies existed!), he worked for the British Film Institute for four years. During this time, in … More details …
Janet studied for her BA in English Literature, MA in Renaissance History and PhD in the art and culture of Habsburg Spain at Birkbeck College (University of London) alongside her job as a commissioning editor in the publishing industry. She … More details …