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Q Would you describe yourself as a Scouser? A No, I’m a Wirralite. It’s across the Mersey, y’see. Q The Hollywood handshake has taken on a life of its own. There’s even an essay on the internet claimi

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BACK IN 2014, I EMBARKED ON A CREATIVE JOURNEy, taking some introductory classes on Prismacolor pencols and also charcoal. However, life happened, and I found myself taking a hiatus from serious drawi

EMILY PONSONBY’S PAINTINGS STRIP AWAY everything but the essentials: skin, scars and the stories they carry. Using beeswax and oil, she sculpts figures that feel weathered and alive, sometimes faceles

SO MANY TALENTED ARTISTS were put off art at an early age, and Nisha Sehjpal is a prime example; she vividly remembers a high school teacher once telling her she had no business being anywhere near pa

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM