by Phoebe Clive | 31 Mar, 2014 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
On being asked why he became a hairdresser, Mervyn Parnell is liable to give one of two answers, either: “I was good at art, I could draw and I knew I was creative. I could have gone to art college but it was full of ‘hippies’ not people like me, so I thought...
by Phoebe Clive | 1 Mar, 2014 | Calendar Blogs, Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Sam Prentice’s workshop is crammed with furniture. It’s always this way when I visit. Sam is self conscious about it, ‘You can’t photograph here, it’s too messy’ he protests. Over the years I’ve come to understand that any upholsterer that isn’t busy isn’t very good....
by Phoebe Clive | 28 Nov, 2013 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Serendipity! Just as I was wondering what to write about ‘Game’ for our December calendar blog, into the shop walked my good friend Mark Coleman clutching and envelope of old pictures that he wanted advice on how to frame. The pictures were all taken on the Glanusk...
