Over the last two centuries artists of many genres have been drawn to the horizons of the Eastern Yar valley, St. Helens Duver and Bembridge Harbour, with the chalk downs extending eastwards towards Culver Cliff forming a suitably dramatic backdrop. The great...
Freshwater-based artist Steve Miles aka ‘Toxic’, reveals his street side to Tracy Curtis. Whether you love or hate graffiti, these days there’s no denying its cultural and political relevance and the skill involved that has elevated this art form from street walls to...
An easy jam for first-timers. Once you taste home-made… You’ll never buy store-bought again! Method Wash plums and remove stalks. Use a fruit knife to cut the plums in half (vertically), then twist to open and remove the stone. Place the fruit, lemon juice and...
Claire Hector is quite a girl. Traveller, former editorial staffer on some of the most iconic national magazines and now busy environmentalist. Just keep her off the coffee because she has a million interesting stories to tell and you could be with her for some time!...
“Hey, Alice, have you seen this?” Pause. “Oh my God!” Mary Flynn is describing the reaction of the Great British Public to her Shore Archive. “It’s colourful, so it draws people in,” she says cheerfully. “And then they...
