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Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS FLOATING IN BLUE Preparing The Paper Cooking In The Sun Wet Cyanotype by Doug   Digital photography has opened up almost unlimited creative possibilities for us. That being the case, why bother turning to any other process to make images, especially one rooted back in the earliest days of photography? While…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS   FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNS by Valda   They say the world can turn on a sixpence. And so it goes. As things stand and with our lives seemingly unravelling by the minute, what better diversion could there be than reinventing our logo? Nobody ever said life was fair and so,…

UDATE 20.08.20 We felt it was time to provide an update on how we see the Covid-19 situation and how it affects our forthcoming tours and workshops. We also wanted to inform you of a new facility we have put in place to provide extra reassurance and flexibility when booking new tours and workshops with…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION……???? I caught the tail end of a brief discussion on social media a couple of days ago and it set my meandering thoughts along an investigative trajectory.   Being called into question was the issue of a workshop leader going off on a recce, prior (I assume) to…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS BAUHAUS AND BEYOND by Valda ‘The lasting influence of Bauhaus is not stylistic, but the attitude of mind it cultivated’   Norman Foster. Berlin workshop – 7th-12th Sept. 2020 The Bauhaus movement celebrated its centenary in 2019 and more than a century after its inception the influence lives on and continues to…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS IMITATION OR INSPIRATION? by Doug   In London on a flying visit for a meeting, I just had time for a brief visit to Tate Britain. There I enjoyed a precious hour in the company of Van Gogh and an artist new to me, Frank Bowling. Both exhibitions, lessons in the…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS   ONE YEAR ON….   As we sail gently past our first year in business, it seems timely to pen a few words of appreciation and share some thoughts about our ideas for the future. Although we have only been in business a very short time, we are constantly examining our business…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS CARP DIEM   by Valda   There are days when opportunities fall in your lap, unbidden, seemingly from on high. Opportunities that it would be foolish to pass by. This time yesterday morning I had no plans for today other than the purchase of a pain au chocolat to be enjoyed…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSPRINTING SERVICETUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTBOOKS   THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING (ii) by Doug When Bob penned those lyrics, I’m not sure he realised how often they would be quoted, but as life continues its erratic trajectory, their pertinence endures. They certainly apply today, as things are evolving at Bailey Chinnery and we want to tell you about…