Mindy Goose

We visited Bolton Abbey in the midst of Autumn on this latest Yorkshire Excursion. Bolton Abbey sits amongst the 30,000 acres of land owned by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. The land comprises of moorland, woodland and agricultural land, where seven miles of the River Wharfe runs through. We walked through the rather darkly…

It’s been a while since I blogged. A few injuries and less exploration with my camera has lead to a very quiet few months. However I am preparing for an exhibition with fellow photographers, opening in October. It’s part of the Love Arts Leeds 2016 festival programme. Exploring Yorkshire, selects photos from our trips out…

As a special LPE trip in conjunction with my birthday celebrations this weekend, myself and some of the members of the Leeds Photography Excursion group decided to take a steam train to Haworth and step back in time. Commemorating all things 1940’s, there are attractions such as vehicles from WW2, a Spitfire, talks, 1940’s songs…

The current exhibit at The Tetley is No Quiet Place.  Using a spectrum of approaches to production, exhibiting artists share an interest in mixing visual and sonic elements within their work. Some installations embrace the cacophony of contemporary culture’s accelerated pace, whilst others lament it, wistfully dreaming of a time and place reserved for quieter contemplation.…

Well! The sunshine hampered us beating our record attendance at the last workshop. But, it was steady enough the whole day, and the participants really enjoyed the activity (some families stayed for a while and created a number of pieces). The popular technique this session was embossing. And many of them were inspired by the…

Holy Week 2016 I visited Southern Spain during Holy Week (Semana Santa), and stayed with a good friend in her home town of Linares. During my stay I wrote a blog everyday, learning about the religious culture behind Semana Santa and generally my observations as a foreigner in Spain for the first time. You can…