Turning professional

Last month I wrote about the need for a holiday having experienced a series of firsts which have taken me to the edge of my comfort zone and in many cases beyond. At the time of writing, I’m just a fe

Last month I wrote about the need for a holiday having experienced a series of firsts which have taken me to the edge of my comfort zone and in many cases beyond. At the time of writing, I’m just a fe

My life in the cheese world stemmed from a geeky fascination with microbial life and how those living microbes can change a food product. I started painting through a fascination with soil microbiolog

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

AFTER SCHOOL, CAROLINE POOL could have easily applied to her local college to further her art education. Yet, being the last of four children who were all supremely academic, negotiating with her fath

Cat Croxford found her voice as a painter in the trees. A self-taught artist, she starts every canvas with black, and from that darkness emerge luminous treescapes built with broken brushstrokes. “The