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From Sawmill to Sculpture – Richard Fox
Most of us, at one time or another, have dreamt of completely changing our lives, tossing out everything, starting again and following a personal passion. Few of us ever do that. The prospect is too frightening, and so for most of us, it remains a dream. For Richard Fox, it became a reality. Richard makes…
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The Part-Time Artist
There is hardly anyone who is not familiar with The Girl With the Pearl Earring, painted by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in 1665. A CNN survey listed it as one of the world’s most recognized paintings. It has been the subject of poetry, literature, social movements and more. In in 2014 the English street artist Banksy reproduced…
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Portrait of the Artist: Jo McGrath
This weekend, we drove up to the Lake District to meet up with artist Jo McGrath. We first encountered Jo when we saw her on the television. Countryfile, a popular BBC program did a profile of her. We were so taken with her drawings of the local Herdwick sheep, done with charcoal and pigments taken…