Past Lives, Past Lines 2

Metafictional me.

Past Lives, Past Lines 1

One of a series of fragments from earlier work across the whole series of my 'bio auto graphic' - all of which can be seen at the Turn the Page event this weekend in Norwich. This one's a shot of Issue 21 "On The Margins" courtesy of Nathan Penlington, who has reviewed the series extensively on the Syndicated Zine Review site here

Click on the image for a crisper, larger version.

Go East!

A few days to go until the pleasant prospect of two days exhibiting at the 2016 Turn The Page event in Norwich.
Details here
Very interesting city, very busy venue, always surprises.

My latest edition - 'B is for. . .' will be available as well as the entire Ensixteen Editions back catalogue - open 10am til 6pm on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th.

MMU N16 28

As part of their new blog Manchester Metropolitan University's All Saint's Library Special Collections invited me to write a note on my newest edition.
Since Gaye Smith first added my pre-'bio auto graphic' editions to what they have back in the early 2000s, followed by Jonathan Carson and then Jayne Burgess and Jane Pendlebury in recent years, the collection maintains a complete run of everything I've done in this sphere.

It's appreciated.

Take a look here

Mist and dry stone walls and blood – 'Happy Valley' series 2

A woman looks with a sense of foreboding at her beloved, carefree grandson. He's running ahead of her, above a valley in Yorkshire. What lies ahead?

The superlative second series of 'Happy Valley' just ended, having starred a bevy of superb actors both written for and directed by Sally Wainwright.
Sarah Lancashire as Sergeant Catherine Cawood was never less than compelling as she crossed a wild terrain of emotions.
Her last look is worth a BBC license fee in itself.

Like a walk in a fierce wind it was breathtaking.

There's an interview with Wainwright here

'bio auto graphic' Issue 28 - front cover!

Here it B.

First chance to get a copy will be at PAGES Leeds 19th Contemporary Artists Book Fair (see recent posts). Click on this image to get the crisper, bigger version.

Ta-ra, chuck - RIP Tony Warren (1936 - 2016)

Creator of 'Coronation Street'. Cultural & Television pioneer.

"The outsider sees more. The outsider hears more. . . "