hardluckhotel.co.uk » bearwood

Bearwood Handmade Winter Fair

Hardluck Hotel — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:54:38 +0000

‘What if Christmas this year, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, in Bearwood. means a little bit more…’

A huge thanks to the Crafty Muthas who did a great job hosting and organising the Bearwood Handmade Winter Fair and really making Christmas mean a little bit more.

The fair was held at St. Mary’s Church, Bearwood, Sandwell on Saturday 3rd December 2011 and featured over 40 local artisans. The whole event was a credit to the local creative community and the people of Bearwood and beyond came in their hundreds to pick up that extra special christmas gift.

It was a also great opportunity to take photographs that showcase some of the extremely talented exhibitors’ and their work and I thank you all for allowing me to do so.

If you prefer you can see the complete set on flickr – here.

For more information about the Crafty Muthas and news of upcoming events visit – craftymuthas.posterous.com

All photographs were taken on a Canon EOS 550D camera with processing done in Lightroom.

Bearwood Shuffle 2

Hardluck Hotel — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:22:51 +0000

Before I knew it September had rolled around and it was time for the second Bearwood Shuffle, with more live music on the Bandstand in Lightwoods Park. Having had such a great time at the first event I decided to return and photograph the bands again.

It was an real treat to see more local bands along with more established acts from further afield.

The Bearwood Shuffle was brought to you by new non-profit group the Bearwood Promoters. Find out about future events and everything Bearwood by visiting - We Love Bearwood.

All photographs were taken on a Canon EOS 550D camera with processing done in Lightroom.

Scenes from the First Bearwood Shuffle

Hardluck Hotel — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:25:13 +0000

Back in July I took photographs at the first Bearwood Shuffle, a free afternoon of local bands bringing the Bandstand alive in Lightwoods Park. It was a fantastic event with great music from local bands.

The Bearwood Shuffle was brought to you by new non-profit group the Bearwood Promoters.

Find out about future events and everything Bearwood visit – We Love Bearwood.

All photographs were taken on a Canon EOS 550D camera with processing done in Lightroom.

Crafty Muthas – I Heart Bearwood in the Springtime

Hardluck Hotel — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:11:10 +0000

Back in early April the Crafty Muthas, a group of artists and makers from the Bearwood area, held their ‘I Heart Bearwood in the Springtime’ craft fair.

The event was held at St. Mary’s Church in Bearwood on Saturday 9th April 2011. There was a great line-up of stalls featuring some interesting and highly creative crafters from the area. The range of range of hand-crafted goods available included beaded jewellery, clutch bags, cushions and covers, lavender bags, knitted creatures, decorations, art, cards, wooden items, birds, crocheted and knitted accessories, felt accessories, cupcakes, muffins and sweet treats, kitsch fashion jewellery, record bowls, funky frames, stained glass sun catchers, seasonal preserves, tote bags, baskets, embroidered art, owls, garlands, mobiles, bunting, button jewellery, cake stands, silver jewellery, corsages, dolls, hair accessories, paper collages and photographs.

It was a great event and it really showed off the incredibly talented people that live in Bearwood. As my partner Madeline had a stall I just had to take a few photographs.

For more information about the Crafty Muthas and news of upcoming events visit – craftymuthas.posterous.com

The Secret Garden

Hardluck Hotel — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:45:05 +0000

This set is from Heartbreak Productions beautiful open air theatre performance of France Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden.

Performed in Warley Woods on Thursday 17 June 2010.

Find out about other Heartbreak Production performances at www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk

All photographs were taken on a Canon EOS 550D camera with processing done in Lightroom.

Street Signs Project

Hardluck Hotel — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:26:14 +0000

I was looking for a new project to do over the spring and I decided that I would take photographs of all the street signs I passed. The idea is to stop, take one shot from the best possible position with my iPhone and then process with apps.

These are the results – and I’ll adding more to the series as I pass more signs.

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, Helga and Lolo filter enhancements made with the camerabag application.

Bearwood in Winter

Hardluck Hotel — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:26:44 +0000

I’m already missing the snow that covered most of the UK recently, so to remind me of how incredible everything looked, I thought I’d take this opportunity to post up a series of photographs taken during those wonderful weeks.

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, enhancements made with the Lo-Mob application.