Sam Lloyd's psychological thriller, The Memory Wood, had quite an impact on me (my review can be found here). In fact, the book inspired the following sketch! I haven't played with watercolour pencils and graphite for a while (around the same time I produced my sketch of the parrot, which can be viewed here!) so … Continue reading Two Sides to Every Tree
Warning: spoilers. Please note, I recommend that The Memory Wood (2020) be read without any prior knowledge of the plot; I knew nothing about it and I think this made Sam Lloyd's debut psychological crime thriller more, well, thrilling! The book does, however, deal with some potentially upsetting themes; if you are undecided about reading … Continue reading Book Review: The Memory Wood
Background image by Cifotart. Edited in Photoshop by Lydia Ruth Martin. We all know what the basic premise of crowdfunding is, but did you know that there are many early forms of crowdfunding associated with historical landmarks and people? With Exeter Pound’s Going Digital Campaign drawing to a close (it’s not too late to pledge, … Continue reading
Q&A image by Ann H. Edited in Photoshop by Lydia Ruth Martin. Meet the Team: Martyn Goss, Director Each month we’ll introduce you to the individuals behind the pound sign who are working hard to make the project not just a reality but a resounding success! This month I caught up with Exeter Pound Director, … Continue reading
Do you like editing? Or Wordsworth's poetry? Well, I love editing but I've never really enjoyed Wordsworth. At least, not until this university project. I was (hypothetically) commissioned to edit the poem 'Simon Lee, The Old Huntsman' to represent Wordsworth in an anthology of Romanticism, aimed at first-year undergraduates. The brief allocated 2000 words (excluding … Continue reading William Wordsworth: A Research and Editing Project
A snapshot of a Tuesday morning in Plymouth (UK) in 1941. Elizabeth's recollections are stitched together with reams of fear, but a moment of calm between a storm of moments has given her time to reflect on the terrifying events of the night before. Despite her fear, or perhaps because of it, she still has … Continue reading In the Eye of the Storm
Have you ever come across a piece of art or writing that you did years ago, buried in the back of some long forgotten sketchpad or journal? Well this is one of mine that I rediscovered recently! It inspired my poem that I posted yesterday (the post can be viewed here). Finding it during these … Continue reading Inspiring Sketches: The Picture Behind the Poem
I must confess, I've always been extraordinarily dense when it comes to interpreting poetry. It was a genuine surprise, then, when this piece revealed itself! I had the first two lines rattling around for a few days (inspired by a sketch that I did - I'll upload it tomorrow so check back here then!) but … Continue reading ‘If I Were a Bird’: A Poem by Lydia
Artwork, editing, design and layout by me, for a university project in publishing only, using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. The brief was to produce book covers for two series, one by Charles Dickens and the other any two books from the Beat generation. Each series had to be visually identifiable as a series, and had … Continue reading Book Cover Designs: The Beat Generation
Photography, editing, design and layout by me, for a university project in publishing only, using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. The brief was to produce book covers for two series, one by Charles Dickens and the other any two books from the Beat generation. Each series had to be visually identifiable as a series, and had … Continue reading Book Cover Designs: Charles Dickens
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