For a while I have been planning to build a new website which would concetrate more on my practice as photographer, artist and print maker. This is now complete.

The first series of workshops to be run in my new studio at Oxheys Mill Studios started last week. Geared towards those new to digital photography or who want to learn more about how their camera works, the workshops are being run as three short two hour sessions over a period of three weeks.

A major reason for my lack of blogging lately has been my involvement in setting up a new artist-run studios and gallery space in Preston, along with two other artists, at Oxheys Mill. An opportunity arose to take a disused old mill, clean it up and turn it into a space which could provide artists' studios and a gallery within 3 months and then start renting it. It was too good to miss - it would give me a studio from which to work, run workshops and be a part of a new, desperately needed, creative, contemporary art space in Preston.

I did not plan to buy a Fuji X100 - in fact I hadn't even heard of it beforehand but I had been toying with the idea of downsizing some of my equipment after suffering a bad shoulder from hauling around a heavy backpack, containing all but the kitchen sink, after my last trip to Scotland. So when Focus on Imaging came around in March, I went to represent the BIPP but with the idea of looking at the Leica D-Lux 5, the Panasonic GH2 and dare I say the Leica X1 whilst I was there.

I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to show my Nature of Plants exhibition on the prestigious 2nd floor of the Adelphi Building at the University of Central Lancashire. The opening on June 29th was a great success - it was so nice to see so many friends and make new ones.

The feedback from everyone who attended was fantastic - it is always nice when people say good things about your work but to hear from fellow artists that they find your work inspiring is truly rewarding. 

The second floor of the Adelphi Building is where all the offices are located for the University's top brass and where all the visiting dignitaries are entertained so it is indeed an honour for the work to be shown here and have already had messages from people who have seen it.

The show is on until September 2nd, open during office hours.