#Mark Northover

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Hardware (1990)

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blue forty-seven: Minaru

The quartet conjure a beguiling and unique musical vocabulary, carving space out of sound through the restrained but decisive marks of Sue Lynch and Adrian Northover’s saxophones and electronics and Dave Tucker’s guitar and double bass.

Listen and love: https://bluetapes.bandcamp.com/album/blue-forty-seven

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Hardware (1990)

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Hardware - Richard Stanley 1990

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Performances & other incidents

Contact: douglas.benford@gmail.com

See also: http://douglasbenford.org.uk

Sound gallery: http://douglassoundgallery.tumblr.com

Bandcamp: https://dbenford.bandcamp.com/music

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2022

December

- Attended and performed with the London Improvisation Workshop twice this month, at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Tony Hardie-Bick, Eddie Prevost, N.O. Moore, Tom Mills, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Regan Bowering, Gaudenz Badrutt, Jordan Muscatello, Aurelie Freoua and David Grundy

- Duo with Verity Lane at a Winter Solstice event at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Private function event at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK which included playing in a quartet with Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Veryan Weston and Gaudenz Badrutt

- Duos with Julian Woods and Andrea Bolzoni at Mopomoso, The Vortex, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with conductions by Steve Beresford, Dee Byrne, Noel Taylor, Julian Woods, Ashley Wales & Brian Eley (text), Phil Minton (LIO choir) at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

November

- Solo piece ‘Zither Memory’ broadcast on the 81 Discovery Avenue show on Bristol-based internet radio station 1020 (link above)

- Performances as a quartet with Verity Lane, Mark Wastell & Colin Webster at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with conductions by Steve Beresford, Tasos Stamou, Aurelie Freoua, Faradena Afifi, Adrian Northover and Sue Lynch at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Performances of Phil Morton’s 50:50 timer project alongside Phil Morton, Chris Hill, Matt Atkins, Ed Lucas, James O’Sullivan, Verity Lane, John Eyles, John Bissett, Ed Shipsey, Tom Mills, Kostas Chondros, Andrew Rowe, Mark Browne, Jonny K Martin, Dave Fowler, Mirie Ya and Arisema Tekle at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

October

- An excerpt from the ‘All Of The Both’ bandcamp release with Sylvia Hallett - broadcast on the Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM (link above)

- The Seen release w. Stewart Lee, Douglas Benford, Jennifer Allum, Mark Wastell, Dominic Lash, Phil Durrant, Harry Broadbent, Bertrand Denzler and Graham McKeachan is broadcast on Dirk Serries’ Netherlands 27 Oct Portmento radio show. (link above)

- Performances as a duo with Adrian Northover at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a quartet with Khabat Abas, Alan Wilkinson & Tasos Stamou at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Attended and performed with the London Improvisation Workshop, the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Tony Hardie-Bick, Eddie Prevost, N.O. Moore, Alan Newcombe, Tom Mills, Aitor F H, John Eyles, Kostas Chondros, Chris Hill, Verity Lane, Ed Shipsey, Mirie Ya, Zsofia Lorant, Oscar Leyens, Arisema Tekle and James O'Sullivan

- Performances and conduction as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with other conductions by Steve Beresford, Adam Bohman, Faradena Afifi and Ashley Wales at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

September

- Group performance as part of Martin Vichnick’s 70th birthday event with Kay Grant, Martin Vishnick, Phil Durrant, Rick Jensen and Len Sach at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK

- Duo with Sam Andreae at Adam Bohman’s Lionheart evening at the Golden Lion pub, Sydenham, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with conductions by Steve Beresford, Dave Tucker, Aurelie Freoua, Faradina Afifi and Ashley Wales at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Attended and performed with the London Improvisation Workshop, the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers inc. Tony Hardie-Bick, Eddie Prevost, N.O. Moore, Alan Newcombe, Keisuke Matsui, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, David O'Connor, John Eyles, Wil Pritchard and James O'Sullivan

August

- Performances as a quartet with John Edwards, Sue Lynch & Benedict Taylor at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Twice attended and performed with the London Improvisation Workshop, the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers inc. Tony Hardie-Bick, Eddie Prevost, N.O. Moore, Verity Lane, Mirie Ya, Iris Ederer, Daniel Kordik, Os Car, Paul Margree, Keisuke Matsui, Tom Mills, Jordan Muscatello, Alan Newcombe and Edward Shipsey

- Duo performance with Colin Webster at BRAK, Water Into Beer, Brockley, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with conductions by Steve Beresford (text by Brian Eley), Dee Byrne, Julian Woods, Faradina Afifi and Ashley Wales at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

July

- Performances as a trio with Isidora Edwards & Adrian Northover, at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Solo performance at Project DivFuse, Clapton, London, UK

June

- Performances as a quartet with Sarah Gail Brand, Hannah Marshall & Daniel Thompson, at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- A piece - from the ‘O to 60’ bandcamp release with Emily Shapiro and Alan Wilkinson (& intro by Adam Bohman) - broadcast on the Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-12-june-2022/

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with a debut conduction by Douglas Benford alongside other conductions by Steve Beresford, Charlotte Hug, Faradina Afifi and Ashley Wales at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

May

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra conducted by Steve Beresford, Dee Byrne, Phil Morton, Brian Eley/Caroline Kraabel, Philipp Wachsmann and Ashley Wales at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Two pieces broadcast on the Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM - one from ‘Infectious Ink’ (w. Calum Storrie) and the other from ‘Ourselves One Day’ by Douglas Benford, Rachel Musson, Lia Mazzari and Ed Lucas - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-1-may-2022/

April

- Performances as part of a trio with Sophia Vaisman-Maturana and Meg Morley at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a part of a quintet with Maggie Nicols, Dominic Lash, Daniel Thompson and Phil Durrant at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra conducted by Steve Beresford, Sue Ferrar, Tasos Stamou, Caroline Kraabel and Ashley Wales at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK

March

- Performance as part of trio with Tim Hodgkinson and Kay Grant as part of the Horse Improv Club ‘Horse Box 2’ album release event at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK

- Performances as part of the Noisy Women event with Faradini Afifi, Jerry Wigins, Rachel Musson, Sue Ferrar and Steve Beresford at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Dee Byrne, Fara Afifi, Charlotte Keefe, Caroline Kraabel and Ashley Wales at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

February

- Performances as a quartet with Marie Roux, Martin Vishnick & Rachel Musson, at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Pieces scored graphically by artist Calum Storrie, and performed/interpreted by Douglas Benford, played back at the Cello Factory, Waterloo, London, UK (see first few minutes of this - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GP9_yAoSftk)

- Duo with Hannah Marshall at Adam Bohman’s Lionheart evening at the Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Faradena Afifi, Steve Beresford, Ashley Wales and Julian Woods at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- A duo piece, ‘Away From Here’ by Rachel Musson and Douglas Benford, from the bandcamp album ‘Occasional Duos’ is aired on the Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-6-february-2022/

January

- BBC national Radio 3’s Freeness programme aired a piece (‘In The Library Of Romantic Notions’) by Douglas Benford, Hannah Marshall, John Butcher & Mandhira De Saram

- Duos with Sylvia Hallett and Meg Morley at Mopomoso, The Vortex, Dalston, London, UK, also on the Mopomoso YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/nY9vsgUPJqw and https://youtu.be/4KEH0tLN-zM

- Piece, ‘Annual Scenes’, from the Lonely Impulse Collective album ‘One Lonely Year’ broadcast on the Ambrosia Rasputin radio programme on Resonance FM - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-23-january-2022/, also on French radio - https://www.radiopanik.org/emissions/indiedrome/indiedrome-du-8-2-2022/

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Charcoal — a Portrait of Artist Romy Northover Captured by Rich Stapleton

A portrait of artist Romy Northover, captured during her time at Santa Clara 1728 in Lisbon, Portugal.

“Cool stone and shadows swallow the heat and temper the brilliance of the day; quietness murmurs amongst wood, linen, and leather. In this neutral space, Northover’s exploration of charcoal emerges with soft, earthy primacy. Impulsive and visceral, Northover’s own gestures offer an open invitation to fellow guests to join her; to loosen the body and quicken the touch, restoring the connection between artist, mark, and ground”

All Images by Rich Stapleton

Ceramics & Drawings by Romy Northover

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Female Improvisers and a great venue

We went to the wonderful I’Klecktik last night to see an evening “Celebrating Women’s Contribution to Improvised Music”, as part of International Women’s Day. It is absurd to think that there should be an event or events celebrating the contribution of half of the world’s population, but there you have it.

There were five female improvisers and, for some reason, Neil Metcalf on that perhaps most ‘feminine’ of instruments, the flute, in the ensemble. Given that there was an audience of less than twenty, it is hard to come to any firm  conclusions about anything, but it was interesting that, by the end, almost all the remaining listeners were, in fact, male. But this was not a stridently radical feminist gig, merely another very good free improv gig. Which made me wonder generally about if there is any longer a need for events that sell themselves as female-centered? Clearly there is, but this was in essence an evening of challenging and fascinating improvised music. Whether the fact that the majority of participants were middle-aged women is a moot (and wonderful) point, as is whether there is such a thing as ‘feminine improv’ or some such entity. ‘Insect Improv’ is ‘Insect Improv’, whatever gender performs it. Or maybe not. What do I know? Really?

Free Improvisation, as my two books about free improvisation have suggested, was spawned by men, and largely played by men, until fairly recently. This situation has changed, with women gradually  joining the ‘movement’ and older improvisers now being acknowledged, finally.

Just like any old men’s firm, I’m afraid.

It was thus a joy to behold, the other night, the always-recognised Sylvia Hallett, alongside the less well-known Catherine Pruygers on oboe, Sue Lynch on saxophone and Sue Farrar on violin. The excellent bassist’s name I’m afraid I didn’t catch, for which many embarrassed apologies (she was great, needless to say). I don’t propose to describe the gig, beyond saying that it was first-class improvisation, of both the ‘laminar’ and the ‘pointillistic’ type, involving both freely- extemporised playing and that which involved reacting to projected graphic scores from Livia Garcia and Martin Harrison. Adrian Northover’s electronics are also well worthy of recommendation. Hallett’s solo bowed bicycle wheel feature was especially wonderful, as was her duo with the great bassist.

I was rather baffled by the poor attendance.  Did it’s advert seem a bit ‘separatist’ (it wasn’t in any way) or was the publicity a bit crap (it often is for gigs like this)? Or is this stuff still infra dig, as they used to say?

It certainly reminded us of what a GREAT gig I’Klecktik has become, especially now that the space has been opened up by the removal of the partition at the front, and with a new coat of paint. Marvelous acoustics as well, maybe as good as the much-venerated Little Theater Club, which this place is increasingly coming to resemble. So, all in all, another totally satisfactory experience from the venue that is probably now my favourite of improv spaces - less compressed than The Vortex and less up-itself than Oto.  ‘Music Without Bluster’ seems to sum up the music presented here - Eddie Prevost and John Butcher seem to love the place, which gives one an idea of what to expect (no Brotzmann here). More than that, the whole ‘vibe’ of Old Paradise Yard and environs is special, and full marks are due to those people who have created this oasis in William Blake’s back yard. Venues tend to ‘peak’, and I think that I’Klecktik has reached it. Go and see, but don’t expect to see queues outside. Which should be a clue in itself.

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An Elegant Makeover Of A Classic California Bungalow

An Elegant Makeover Of A Classic California Bungalow

Interiors

by Elle Murrell

Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Entry door in Dulux Salmon Smoke,  Barben Architectural Hardware 160 entry door handle in matte black from Elite Door Hardware, Replica Moooi Random pendant in black from Lucretia Lighting and terrazzo planter in pink from Fox and Ramona. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

‘Sapphire & Gold Hills’ artwork by Antoinette Ferwerda, Marius sideboard in grey and oak from Clickon Furniture, Marmoset Found bell, Haus vases and Mr and Mrs Potts vases, all from Kiss With Style, and Cloud platter in black from Grey Skies Home. Rueben marble coffee table from ArthurG, with Magic rug in storm from The Rug Collection, Sketch Nysse armchair in natural/dove from Globe West, Favos felt cushion in dusty pink from Figgoscope Curates, and Geo vase in black from Grey Skies Home. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Living room. Wilfred sofa in clover wool nigella seed from Jardan, Herringbone lambswool throw in denim from Saarde, Magic rug in storm from The Rug Collection, Rueben marble and oak nesting coffee tables from Arthur G, Sketch Nysse armchairs in natural/dove from Globe West Fragas felt cushion in middle grey and Favos felt cushion in dusty pink from Figgoscope Curates, Marius sideboard in grey and oak from Clickon Furniture, Assemblages shelves from Lightly, Hay strap mirror in grey from Cult. Geo vase in black from Grey Skies Home, Ceramic vessels by Bern and Marmoset Found from Kiss With Style, Marble tray from Marble Basics, Milk & Sugar Iris pot stands and chester pots from Hunting For George. Peonies from Say It With Flowers and Indoor plants from Into The Wild. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Sideboard detail. ‘Sapphire & Gold Hills’ artwork by Antoinette Ferwerda, Marius sideboard in grey and oak from Clickon Furniture, Marmoset Found bell, Haus vases and Mr and Mrs Potts vases, all from Kiss With Style, and Cloud platter in black from Grey Skies Home. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Custom oak dining table from ArthurG, Boston dining chairs in blush leather from Barnaby Lane, Marble tray and By Lassen Kubus candle holder from Norsu Interiors. Existing buffet with custom doors featuring art deco routed pattern in Dulux Ahoy (enquire via Maitland Street Interiors), RO flower vases in indigo from Kiss With Style and Autumn in Paris original artwork by Brigitte Northover. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Kitchen and living area. Dita stools in navy and white in Grazia & Co, Squash minimal orb pendant lights in steel blue, aubergine and clear from Mark Douglass Design, Retro penny round mosaics in indigo from Byzantine Design. ‘Autumn in Paris’ artwork from Brigitte Northover, Wilfred sofa in clover wool nigella seed from Jardan, and Fragas felt cushion in middle grey from Figgoscope Curates. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

The kitchen. Dita stools in navy and white from Grazia & Co, retro penny round mosaics in indigo from Byzantine Design, existing kitchen with custom panel added to island bench featuring art deco routed pattern in Dulux Whisper White by Maitland Street Interiors, marble and oak cheeseboard from Kiss With Style, Menu salt and pepper grinders in ash/carbon from Norsu Interiors, Angle vase in white from Grey Skies Home. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Custom oak dining table from ArthurG, Boston dining chairs in blush leather from Barnaby Lane, Marble tray and By Lassen Kubus candle holder from Norsu Interiors, Squash minimal orb pendant lights in steel blue, aubergine and clear by Mark Douglass Design, Retro penny round mosaics in indigo by Byzantine Design, Dita stools in navy and white from Grazia & Co. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Entryway. Custom oak floating shelf by Maitland Street Interiors, Replica Moooi Random pendant from Lucretia Lighting, Geo vase in white from Grey Skies Home, and Baby Potts vase from Kiss With Style. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Powder room. Liquid gloss subway tile herringbone feature wall in black from Perini Tiles. Grey/white terrazzo benchtop from Signorino Tiles, black wenge custom vanity in ravine finish from Polytec, metal recessed cabinetry pull from Made Measure, Marblo Ellipse basin and Astra Walker Icon wall spout and mixer in Flemish copper from Benton’s Finer Bathrooms, Silhouette pendant in brushed copper from Ross Gardam, Lumira candle and glass dome from Kiss With Style, Missoni Home vanni handtowel from Safari Living and custom round mirror with brushed copper frame via Maitland Street Interiors. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Bathroom featuring liquid gloss subway tile herringbone feature wall in grey from Perini Tiles, wide (600x300mm) tiles in steel to walls from Glux, Amano tiles in musk from Perini Tiles, and Silhouette pendants in smoke glass from Ross Gardam. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Bathroom vanity. Wide (600x300mm) tiles in steel to floor and walls from Glux, Amano 100 x 100 tiles in musk to vanity and niches from Perini Tiles, terrazzo benchtop from Signorino Tiles, Natural oak custom vanity in ravine finish from Polytec, Satin pull 04 in matte black from Made Measure, Fienza Nero basin and Streamline Axus spout and mixer in matte black from Benon’s Finer Bathrooms with custom mirrored cabinet via Maitland Street Interiors. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Master bedroom with grasscloth wallpaper in navy from ascraft, Gubi grasshopper pendants in white from Cult, custom tan leather bedhead from ArthurG, Cuba side table in oak from Beeline Design, Linen quilt and sheets in charcoal, navy and white from Cultiver, Knitted throw rug in grey from Adairs, Eadie Lifestyle Bedu cushion in white,  Blush leather cushion, and Winter wonder husk ice cushion with white tassel all from Norsu Interiors, angle vase in white from Grey Skies Home, and S-fold curtains in Allusions fabric in silver from Zepel and Shades of Hawthorn. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Storm Cloud 1 and 2 photographic prints by Katie Carmichael, framed in black oak, Kent bench in tan from Barnaby Lane, Levante wool carpet in Felucca from Cavalier Bremworth, Linen quilt and sheets in charcoal, navy and white from Cultiver and Knitted throw rug in grey from Adairs. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Girls bedroom with custom Cloudy quilt cover in emerald, grey and black from Little Louli, Sky grey sheet set and cloud light from Adairs, Baltic velvet cushion in frog from Zepel and Inform Upholstery, Numero74 star cushion in white from Mondocherry, ‘Oh the places you’ll go’ print and oak frame from Hunting For George, W&V swing shelf and Twinkles ballerina and Scarlett the swan toys from Kiss With Style. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Levante wool carpet in Felucca from Cavalier Bremworth, Baltic velvet custom window seat and loose cushion from Zepel and Inform Upholstery, Custom cushions in Correa and Sticks fabric hand printed in emerald and black from Ink & Spindle and Inform Upholstery, Grey pom pom throw from Adairs, and Belle pendant in Jade from Family Love Tree. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Kid’s bedroom with wall colour Dulux Blue Balm,

Magdalena Tybonie framed Ikaros and summer pink prints, Fox print client’s own, Oscar table lamp from Crate Expectations, Florence pendant in white from Family Love Tree, Harvie quilt cover in grey, Lotus sheet set in pink, Crochette cushion and knitted throw all from Adairs. Eadie Lifestyle landscape cushion in silver grey/white and Soliel pom pom cushion in white both from Norsu Interiors. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Custom designed built-in robe by Maitland Street Interiors featuring V-groove panelling in Dulux Whisper White, Leather tabs in classic grey from Made Measure. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Eldest daughter’s bedroom. Rebeka Rabbit print from Dots by Donna, Love quilt cover and pillowcase in mint and grey from Little Louli, knitted throw and Faux fur cushion both in grey from Adairs, Pintuck cushion in ocean from Family Love Tree, Eadie Lifestyle Bedu cushion in white from Norsu Interiors, Leo bedside table in natural oak from Grazia & Co, Oscar table lamp from Crate Expectations, and Angle vase in white from Grey Skies Home. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Ethnicraft oak floating shelf from Globe West, Boston chair in blush leather from Barnaby Lane, Pencil pot from Robert Gordon Pottery and indoor plant and pot from Into The Wild. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Ensuite. Liquid gloss subway tile herringbone feature wall in white from Perini Tiles, Wide (600×300) floor tiles in steel from Glux,  Astra Walker Icon mixer, shower rail and towel ladder in Flemish copper all from Benton’s Finer Bathrooms, Palais lux towels in navy from Sheridan, an Ena handwash and body lotion from Norsu Interiors. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Ceramic (600x300mm) wall tiles in matte white from Glux, custom vanity with art deco routed pattern in Dulux Ahoy via Maitland Street Interiors, Satin pull 04 in white from Made Measure, grey/white terrazzo from Signorino Tiles, Rocca Inspira basins from Reece, Astra Walker Icon mixer and spout in Flemish copper from Benton’s Finer Bathrooms, Flare wall light in brushed copper from Ross Gardam, custom mirrored cabinet via Maitland Street Interiors, and Cloud 9 trinket plate from Kiss With Style. Photo – Caitlin Mills.

Creating beautifully resolved spaces that directly influence the way people feel, is why Sarah Elshaug shows up for work every day. Founder and creative director of Maitland Street Interiors, the interior decorator/stylist recently updated a period home in Glen Iris for a busy corporate couple and their three daughters (aged 12, 10 and 6). The primary focus was renovating the home so it could effortlessly transition with the family as the girls grew into their teenage years.

Sarah’s brief called for contemporary Scandinavian style, but also allowed her to hero local designers, makers and artisans. ‘Our clients’ passion for supporting local creatives was a joy, and reflected the values of our studio,’ she tells, highlighting key inclusions from Grazia & Co, arthurG, Jardan, Ross Gardam, Mark Douglass, Little Louli, Barnaby Lane, Beeline Design, Katie Carmichael, Antoinette Ferwerda, Inform Upholstery, Ink & Spindle, Made Measure, Norsu Interiors, Cultiver, and Baud & Co.

As part of this project, the 1930s California Bungalow received a fresh colour scheme both inside and out – soft greys, white, dusty blues and a touch of warmth, enlivened with natural greenery from Into The Wild. Meanwhile, furnishings were selected with an emphasis on natural materials that add texture and contrast.

The master suite was transformed into a sanctuary, in which to retreat at the end of a busy day. It now transitions from light and bright in the mornings, to soft and moody by evening, thanks to stunning navy grasscloth wallpaper. Sarah also delighted in updating the girls’ bedrooms; taking a brief from each, and working collaboratively on the way they used their spaces – a perfect-for-reading window seat has been a complete hit!

In the bathrooms, Sarah ‘pushed the boundaries with a few bold moves’, introducing moody colour schemes, bespoke Art Deco-influenced patterns routed into cabinetry, and intricate herringbone tiling in wet areas. Featuring white, navy and copper, the ensuite complements its master bedroom, while and the girls’ bathroom features a striking grey palette with a hint of pink. The powder room brings the wow-factor through bold mirrors, moody black walls, elegantly subtle copper touches and statement light fittings by Ross Gardam. ‘Some elements originally pushed us outside our fairly conservative decorating tastes,’ reflect the homeowners, ‘but we are so glad that we agreed to run with these ideas now, as we love these new areas!’.

‘After designing and sourcing for each of these spaces to suit each occupant, I can truly say that it was a proud moment to hear about each of their reactions on seeing their spaces for the first time,’ reflects Sarah. ‘To have their own sanctuary to retreat to at the end of a busy work or school day really will impact their daily interactions as a family, and influence how they thrive in their new day-to-day.’

Sarah Elshaug of Maitland Interiors recently established a new arm of her business, The Retreat Stylist, which focusses on styling for short-stay rentals. Find out more at Maitlandstreetinteriors.com.au/the-retreat-stylist/.

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Hardware - Richard Stanley 1990

[dbenfordworks]

Performances & other accidents

Contact: douglas.benford@gmail.com

See also: http://douglasbenford.org.uk

Sound gallery: http://douglassoundgallery.tumblr.com

Bandcamp: https://dbenford.bandcamp.com/music

Further links at bottom of page

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2021

December

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Tasos Stamou, Faradena Afifi, Sue Lynch, Steve Beresford, Ashley Wales and David Leahy at Cafe Oto, London, UK

November

- Attendance and performance at the London Improvisation Workshop, the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers inc. Chris Hill, John Eyles.

- Performances with Phil Minton, Dee Byrne, Dominic Lash and Rowland Sutherland, with additional graphic score by Livia Garcia, at the Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Caroline Kraabel, Maggie Nichols/Faradena Afifi, Steve Beresford, Ashley Wales and Philipp Wachsmann at Iklectik art space, Waterloo, London, UK

October

- Duo performance with Alan Wilkinson as part of Confront Recordings 25th Anniversary celebrations at St Margarets House, Bethnal Green, London, UK

- Performance as a ‘Consort’ at Dominic Lash’s event alongside Angharad Davies, Yoni Silver, Marjolaine Charbaine, Martin Hackett, Phil Durrant, Steve Beresford, Hannah Marshall and many others at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Airing on BBC Radio 3’s Freeness radio programme of ‘For The Sake Of Argument’ by Douglas Benford / Julie Pickard

- Trio performances with Martin Hackett and Sue Lynch at the Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Duo performance with Sylvia Hallett at Project DivFuse, Clapton, London, UK

September

- Performances in differing trios with Steve Beresford, Megan Steinberg and Peter Nagle at the Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Noel Taylor, Steve Beresford, Ashley Wales and Dave Tucker at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

July

- The Wire magazine website features a playlist of pieces from Douglas Benford’s extensive music catalogue - with comments - https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-playlist-douglas-benford

- Broadcast of July’s London Improvisers Orchestra concert on the Ambrosia Rasputin programme on Resonance FM including candid conversation and introductions by Douglas Benford (who also performed, see below) - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/12pm-ambrosia-130pm/

- Performances as a trio with Alan Wilkinson and Keisuke Matsui at the Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Caroline Kraabel (graphic score), Jackie Walduck, Steve Beresford and Rowland Sutherland at Iklectik art space, Waterloo, London, UK

June

- 3 trio performances to celebrate Douglas Benford’s 60th birthday - ‘0 to 60 in 3 Moves’ - all with Douglas Benford alongside Emily Shapiro, Alan Wilkinson, Angharad Davies, Marjolaine Charbin, Steve Beresford & Mark Wastell. Introductions: Adam Bohman. Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Caroline Kraabel, Steve Beresford, Sue Lynch, Adrian Northover, Dave Tucker and Charlotte Keefe at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

May

- Performance as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK - streamed live: https://youtu.be/pfddokBJhoQ

March

- Two pieces by a quartet and a London Improvisers Orchestra project both with contributions by Douglas Benford were featured on an Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-28-march-2021/

- BBC Radio 3’s Freeness show, presented by Corey Mwamba, aired a piece by Douglas Benford, Olivia Moore and Sue Lynch, entitled ‘Maple’

February

- A celebration of John Russell‘s life (John died in January of 2021) on Mopomoso tv - included Douglas Benford’s tribute at around 1hr 50mins in - https://youtu.be/D7E71YLI7X4

- An interview with Ashley Wales on the Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM, included a piece by the LIO that Ashley conducted at the Oto October 2019 (Douglas Benford on glockenspiel) - https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-21-february-2021/

- Douglas Benford was part of a Zoom online London Improvisers Orchestra performance, which included Maggie Nicols, Charlotte Keefe, Phil Minton, Charlotte Hug, Ivor Kallin, Stephan Barrett, Dee Byrne, Ansuman Biswas and others

January

- Ongoing project: solo pieces by Douglas Benford are being released on the Lonely Impulse Collective Bandcamp for one day only. Other artists featured daily in this cycle series: Martin Visnick, Susanna Ferrar, Emily Shapiro, Georgina Brett, Caroline Kraabel, Steve Beresford, Sofia Vaisman-Maturana, Charlotte Keeffe and Laura Cioffi

2020

December

- The bandcamp release ‘Ceaseless Wonders’ by Douglas Benford, Crystabel Riley, Steve Beresford & Tasos Stamou is reviewed in the Wire magazine

- Two pieces by the trio of Sue Lynch, Olivia Moore and Douglas Benford aired on the Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM. https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-12-december-2020/

- Private recorded performance as a quartet with Emily Shapiro, Keisuke Matsui and Graham MacKeachan at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

October

- Private recorded live performance as a trio with Sue Lynch and Olivia Moore at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- The London Improvisers Orchestra audio visual project ‘Brevity’ includes 90 seconds of Douglas Benford - with accompanying image - on toy piano (3 mins in): https://vimeo.com/464716844

September

- Piece by Nurth Combine entitled ‘...Nurth?’ - featuring Douglas Benford, Chun-Ting Wang, Steve Noble and Poulomi Desai - broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Freeness programme

- Private recorded live performance as a trio with Graham MacKeachan and Keisuke Matsui at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- First live pandemic-safe performance as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK

July

- A full page review of Douglas Benford’s releases by Andy Hamilton featured in the July issue of the Wire

- Stewart Lee - comedian and music fan - lists two Douglas Benford duo releases in his July 2 news. https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/2020/07/from-the-metro-lib-elite-desk-of-stewart-lee-covid-19-tour-rescheduling-news-july-2020-stuff/. Stewart also reviewed the Benford & Bohman bandcamp in his Idler magazine article this month - https://www.idler.co.uk/article/stewart-lees-music-column/

June

- Solo online performance as part of iklectik art space (London, UK) Oscillations all day festival

May

- Piece by the London Improvisers Orchestra entitled ‘Hive’ - featuring Douglas Benford and the late Carole Finer - broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Freeness programme (Full piece details: http://londonimprovisersorchestra.bandcamp.com/track/hive-dedicated-to-carole-finer)

March

- Performance as a part of a quartet with Crystabel Riley, Martin Vishnick & Hyelim Kim at Steve Beresford’s 70th Birthday Event at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances as a trio with Otto Willberg and Phil Durrant and a quartet with Ute Kanngeiser, Otto Willberg and Phil Durrant at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Caroline Kraabel w. poet Brian Ely, Adrian Northover, Sue Ferrar, Steve Beresford, Philipp Wachsmann and Ashley Wales at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK

February

- Playback presentation of Douglas Benford’s Vancouver city sound collage (2010 field recordings). Mellifera VII event, Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Interview and performance on the Sound Out programme with Carole Finer on Resonance FM. Audio: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/sound-out-11th-february-2020/

- Performances as a member of the London Improvisers Orchestra, conducted by Caroline Kraabel, Martin Vishnick, Sylvia Hallett, Steve Beresford and Ashley Wales at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK

January

- Performance as a ‘Consort’ at Dominic Lash’s birthday event alongside Angharad Davies, Marjolaine Charbaine, Steve Beresford, Hannah Marshall and many others at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances as a quartet with Sofia Vaisman Maturana, Neil Metcalfe & Georgina Brett at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

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Alana Wilson’s Futurist Relics: Ceramics of Sydney

Along the cliff edge overlooking Sydney’s Tamarama beach, white fences frame its waves. At the bend in the fence, sits the quietest house on Pacific Avenue. Below it, is a white-washed garage. Inside this sandstone studio, amidst its bleached and peeling walls, local ceramicist, Alana Wilson, moulds and manipulates terracotta and porcelain paper clay.

The delicate yet robust forms Wilson sculpts with her hands are informed by ancient pottery. They are reminiscent of relics unearthed in Crete or Egypt. Rather than guiding her works with an electric wheel, Wilson uses the primeval coiling method. This creates structures by adding layers on top of each other. It is a process like the sediment which forms the rock face, near the sea outside her workspace.

A strong sense of Wilson’s environment pervades her work. The surrounding seascape allows her to watch the surf sculpt the land during the changing seasons. It’s a degradation she mimics in the surfaces of her vessels.  “I think seeing the decay and the deterioration change, it’s not as if it gets better or worse in a way, it’s purely change that’s inevitable… I aim to highlight that decay in my work”, she says.

By experimenting with different glazes, Wilson achieves the aesthetics of this decay. Recently she has been working with sea salt. “When you put sea salt in the firing process, it really destructs, it melts away”, she says, pointing to a texture reminiscent of porous rock. Another veneer has her dotting Shino, a traditional Japanese glaze onto planes, which once fired protrudes like coral. Next to it is a vase displaying a brilliant turquoise of oxidized copper, the same hue of the nearby ocean swells. It’s as if each of her works have edified under water, buried treasure of the sea rather than the earth.

A strong sense of Wilson herself also pervades her works. After layering the coils which form the body of her works, she uses her fingers to smooth its surfaces, each of her fingerprints still evident in the wet clay. Her makers mark inscribed at the bottom of each ceramic is her initials; an A sitting atop a W, forming an anchor. It is also an anchor, the emblem of loyalty and commitment, that she has as a tattoo etched into the inside of her bottom lip. This is a fitting symbol for Wilson, who has a strong connection to water which runs through her family. Her father still runs swim schools in Queensland, and Wilson upkeeps this tradition by teaching swimming three days a week at a local pool.

Wilson’s loyalty and commitment is also reflected in the vision of her ceramics; to pay homage to ancient forms but abstracting them in her own way. Her ritual vessel, inspired by a traditional Chinese drinking vessel, resembles its form, but the variations of glazes and slenderness of shape are Wilson’s own. “I want there to definitely be an acknowledgement of those cultures and what’s come before us, to remind viewers of the beauty and that we don’t have to re-invent the wheel” she says. “There’s so much out there already that can be looked at in a different way, but I am also pushing that from a technical ceramic point of view.”

It’s this ability to ride the line between the ancient and the new that caught the eye of the set designer for Ridley Scott’s Alien Covenant film. Wilson was commissioned to produce works for the film, and would fire up the kiln in her studio after a day teaching at the pool. Despite the rotundness of these forms required for the brief, they still retain Wilson’s signature; a sense of fragility. “I definitely look at those contrasts of light and fragile”, she says. “I guess, aesthetically this is what I prefer to look at and maybe how I am myself. What I appreciate is a little more subtle and calmer and I do not feel the need to push my work or myself out into the world.”

But pushing out into the world she is. In November this year, Wilson will be exhibiting in New York with fellow ceramicist Romy Northover. The show will have both artists creating works inspired by the concept of the tea bowl, which will be shown at a teahouse gallery. Then next year, the two will take the same body of work to London, to explore different audiences’ perceptions of their work in different cities. And though the big cities keep calling, one has the feeling it is the sound of Tamarama’s waves that Wilson will always hear more loudly.

 Cover image by Ophelia Jones