Stories
A blog documenting my creative process regarding my University Module titled 'Themes in Contemporary Photography'.
After having a very stressful day, I thought I'd put on some music and just get away from it all for a while. Using Apple's new 'Apple Music' system, I chose a random playlist only to rediscover the amazing talent of an Icelandic band called Sigur Ros. Who knew that music could spark the ideas that...
In my writing, I’m exploring this idea of the Change. Yes, it is about climate change, but people are asking me if it is more than that – is it also about the political climate of the future? Is it the economy? Well, I’m working on a trilogy with my series of ‘Mya and Ark’ and what exa...
Having seen this reference to Rowland Emett in Beth's story it brought back childhood memories of other fabulous machines that were made by the inventor Wilf Lunn and the long legacy of eccentric english inventors going back to Heath Robinson.
Welcome to the amazing Poetry Machine! The project came from an idea I had as co-President of LUU Spoken Word Society. It was a unique interval filler and an engaging way to promote our vibrant community of poets. This Autumn, I've been cranking up the Poetry Machine out in the big wide world...
In June 2015 community partners in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, and the Valuing Different Perspectives Project (University of Stirling) and ACCORD Project (Glasgow School of Art) organised the Community Connections festival fortnight, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council Connected Comm...
This story covers the production of the 'Made in England' backstamp mosaic in the Potteries Museum and the information which can be found from such backstamps.
We're a social history project working with Leeds Museums and Galleries to collect historical objects and oral histories that reflect and record the LGBT*IQ stories of the city of Leeds. Here's our story so far. (LGBT*IQ: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Intersex, Queer/Questioning).
Recently at the Gladstone Pottery Museum, Phil Rowley presented clips of films showcasing the history of Stoke-on-Trent, not just the pottery industry but also canals, mining, steel-making and recreation activities. Take a look at the unique and rich history of the area and do contact Phil if you ha...
This is a story of Elizabeth Talyor's arrival into Leeds from Ghana.
"How to pretend you've turned your city into the next Silicon Valley…" - my opening keynote at Wuthering Bytes 2014.
GCFMN is aiming to create and support a network that would help community filmmakers and/or communities using film as a medium of self-representation and expression to learn from each other. Such a network is also envisaged as a space for people with expertise and interest in the use of film in this...
This AHRC-funded conference and community showcase marked the climax of the Pararchive project (www.pararchive.com) which sought to build a new interactive environment (www.yarncommunity.com) that explores issues of ownership, public and institutional relationships and provides tools for collaborati...
The term ‘foreign body’, to mean a substance of external origin present within the human body, entered medical language in the mid 1700s. From that time, collections of ‘foreign bodies’ have fascinated audiences - how and why do non-human items end up inside the human body? Where do we draw...
A story about the organisation that gave me a long standing vocation.
Universities and other organisations that undertake Research Data Management (RDM) proactively and reactively do so in a dance. This story is a personal yarn about the dance.
We launched Yarn at the "Connecting Communities" in Leeds on 27th March. To close the first day of the conference, I gave a talk to introduce the story of Yarn and the journey we'd taken in designing it.