58 Posts

Interviews

Getting into it with artists, writers, creatives and innovators.

Write Speak Recover Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Dennis Tomlinson

Dennis is one of my favourite poets to watch and listen to. He has an earnest style of delivery, always sharing poems layered with lived experiences, feeling and a connection to the natural world. We met for the photo shoot on a beautiful spring morning at the Wimbledon Windmill which
Read More →
Write Speak Recover Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Jules

Jules recently celebrated a special birthday and in their Instagram party post they shared Wild Geese by Mary Oliver, which begins with - “You do not have to be good // You do not have to walk on your knees // For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting // You only have to
Read More →
Interviews Graham Thomas

Interview: Yana Medow, artist

Art and creating mean freedom to me. I deeply value living in a world where we can express ourselves openly and creatively.
Read More →
Write Speak Recover Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Nic Stanley

This project and the poetry scene are rooted in shared experiences. Those moments that make you sit up and say “I have written about this too!” As if you are hearing your experience but in a different context. Nic is one of those poets for me. The poem she selected
Read More →
Mic Nightlife Tim Foley

Mic Nightlife: Lewistry & Dave

Lewistry & Dave create space for those that don’t always feel safe. Two travellers of bumpy roads that somehow met in the right place at the right time - for each other and the communities they curate. Proof that perseverance and patience can pave the way to the promised land.
Read More →
Write Speak Recover Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Michael Gough

I met Michael at the lovely writing group that Ruth Beddow hosts at Morocco Bound. He always greets you with a smile and an offer of a seat at his table. Michael has music and magic in him - spending time in his orbit is time soulfully spent. We met at
Read More →
Interviews Graham Thomas

The Big Interview: Farah Rahman, writer

'I believe there are ongoing human conversations that extend far beyond the limits of any single lifetime. Through art and philosophy, we can commune across distance and time.'
Read More →
Write Speak Recover Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Emma Kirrage

Since starting this project I seem to have developed a sense that tells me a poet has a deeper story to tell while I watch them perform. Something beyond their words that has drawn them to that particular stage at that time, leaving me moved to speak to them and
Read More →
Interviews Graham Thomas

Interview: Joshua Clarke, artist

The creation of art is a great teacher itself, it helps you understand more about yourself, what’s important, what isn’t, what works, what doesn’t... it helps me feel like me.
Read More →
Write Speak Recover Tim Foley

Write Speak Recover: Saeed Hirad

Saeed asked to meet for our portrait shoot at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on a beautiful spring evening. As I was walking up I saw a wonderful tree and made a mental note that I might use it in our session. While I waited on the steps at the top
Read More →
Interviews Graham Thomas

Interview: Jonathan Hayter, artist and puppeteer

What is the key to longevity as an artist, both creatively and professionally? It's tenacity, strength, and belief you still have something to express and explore.
Read More →
Interviews Graham Thomas

The Big Interview: Harry Reeves & Ibrahim Kargbo Jr, Amenno Film

"Amenno events are about giving grassroots film the kind of space and care it deserves. We want to get films that are born underground into the places they are meant to be shown; the cinema."
Read More →
Page 1 of 5