Butterflies and Moths

Prints from my recent work looking at moth and butterfly collections in Victorian Britain. 3D butterflies I handmade using my own photographs I took at the entomology departments archives at Manchester's Natural History museum. At the recent exhibition in May, I scattered these butterflies around my prints.

Handmade Concertina Book

Miniature, handmade, double sided concertina hardback book that I created for a recent project. The book contains photographs I've taken on an old Olympus trip 35 camera and, within tiny paper pockets, scans of  documents belonging to my Grandfather in the 1940s, that can be opened and folded out. 

Seaside Polaroid

Scan of old Polaroid taken during a college project a few years ago. I love the colour changes and light leaks from the Impossible Project polaroid film.

Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire

Photograph from recent trip to Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire. 

The Housekeepers sitting room at Tatton Park

Tatton Park Photographs : A Neoclassical mansion

Photographs at Tatton Park Mansion

I loved visiting Tatton Park and the opportunity to see inside this Neoclassical mansion...

Brenda's diaries: New Photography project!

I'm excited to be working on a new photography project! I recently bought 19 old diaries from a car boot sale. They start at 1925 when the author is just 14 and finish in 1958. I have been typing out sections of the diaries, on my Imperial typewriter.

A short extract from Saturday 2nd October 1948

 "Just come to bed straight in soon after 10. Washed stockings, set hair etc. Now 10:45 but determined to try to get my diary going again. Know that I shall regret not having lovely times in writing."