Meet the Illustrator – Thea Welsford

Meet the Illustrator – Thea Welsford

This article first appeared in the May / June 2023 issue of Style of Wight magazine. For many a year, we’ve seen the distinctive and playful designs of local illustrator and designer Thea Welsford springing up all over the place — from the stylish Ventnor Fringe...
Notes from an Island – The Literary Life of Wioletta Grzegorzewska

Notes from an Island – The Literary Life of Wioletta Grzegorzewska

This article first appeared in the March/April 2023 edition of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photos by Georgina Piper Photography. The Isle of Wight is becoming part of me. This bit of land, an isle off an island, speaking the many tongues of the...
A Morning With Bunbury Bees

A Morning With Bunbury Bees

This article first appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow. It’s 09:30 on a Tuesday morning and the Style of Wight team (minus one or two unavoidable absences) are outside Carisbrooke...
Meet the Chef: Sean Jeffers

Meet the Chef: Sean Jeffers

This article first appeared in the September/October 2022 edition of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow. Today we’re in Freshwater, Church Place to be exact, outside the historic Red Lion pub, drawn to it by the whispers of...
Meet the Furniture Maker – Kate Sanger

Meet the Furniture Maker – Kate Sanger

This article first appeared in the September/October 2023 issue of Style of Wight magazine. Words by James Rayner. Photography by Julian Winslow. On her days in the workshop, Kate Sanger leaves behind the breaking waves and circling seagulls of her home in Freshwater...