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We Chat To Artist Faye Finney About Her Artistic Process And Her Beautiful Dog Sylvia
Mon 21 Aug 2023On a bright Tuesday morning, we spoke to illustrator and visual artist Faye Finney about her artistic process, her ambition to write and illustrate a children’s book, and the inspiration she gets from her beautiful dog, Sylvia. Here’s what she had to say…
To the City From the Sea: Jewellery Maker Hannah Bourn Chats Us Through Her Venture of Making Beautiful and Unique Jewellery
Tue 04 Jul 2023It’s always exciting to discover a new creative in Nottingham. Nature lover Hannah Bourn chats us through her venture of making beautiful and unique jewellery, and bringing a touch of the ocean to our landlocked city…
Barker Studios’ Dan Barker Chats Us Through New Short Film Beautiful Meadow
Tue 11 Apr 2023Ahead of its proposed premiere at Broadway Cinema later this year, we hear all about psychological thriller Beautiful Meadows...
Film Review: God's Creatures
Sun 26 Mar 2023Paul Mescal and Emily Watson star in a new gothic Irish drama about dark familial secrets...
Individually Made, Nottingham Knifeworks Create Beautiful and Practical Pieces
Sat 11 Mar 2023Using responsibly-sourced materials to create properly unique kitchen knives, Bernard Caille of Nottingham Knifeworks is helping to raise people’s cooking game while raising awareness for sustainable living…
Creating Mythical Hybrid Creatures, Sophie Ryder's Exhibition Challenges Our Perspective On the Animal World
Tue 10 Jan 2023Mythical hybrid rabbits, hogs, dogs and humanoid figures are now presented in drawings, prints and sculptural forms in this new exhibition by British artist Sophie Ryder at Djanogly Gallery...
Inside Art of Football’s Mission to Make the Beautiful Game a Source of Community, Identity and Celebration
Fri 22 Jul 2022Just a couple of avenues up from the LeftLion offices sits Art of Football, a Sneinton-based arts and fashion brand that centres around - you guessed it - football. They’ve seen their bucket hats on Ian Wright’s head, they’ve collaborated with Umbro, and they’re still only just getting started. We chat to Director Luke Cuthbert about immortalising people’s memories, the importance of community, and their plans for the future…
Sheltered Spaces Are Creating Beautiful Bespoke Structures For People Around Nottinghamshire
Wed 13 Jan 2021Since 2014, Marcus Rowlands has been creating beautiful, bespoke structures for clients in and around Nottinghamshire. Born in Arnold and now based in Carlton, he studied Textile Design at the Glasgow School of Art and worked for many years in education, as a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, at various FE colleges and running community art workshops, before launching his design and build company, Sheltered Spaces. He tells us about his design philosophy, the character of wood and the joys of cabin porn...
"No Disney princesses wear glasses and that made me feel like I wasn't beautiful enough." - Lowri Moore and Our Head Designer, Natalie Owen on Their New Children's Book
Sun 19 Jul 2020“If you don’t like something, change it.” That’s what poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote and preached throughout her life. And, it’s exactly what Lowri Moore has done – fuelled by the lack of representation for glasses-wearing characters in Disney films, the eleven-year-old has collaborated with our very own designer, Natalie Owen on their new children’s book, Princess Rose and the Golden Glasses…
Neon Wolf Tattoo Studio Have Opened A Coffee Shop, and It’s Beautiful
Wed 05 Feb 2020"It’s all vegan and all really good – you won’t be able to taste the difference"
Creatures of the Night: Get to Know Nottingham's Party Promoters
Mon 05 Aug 2019When the sun sets across Notts and the streets get dark, a different kind of wild beast comes out to play - the party promoter. These feral beings can be found lurking in the darkest, dingiest corners, gathering with their pack around speakers, blasting out bleeps, gurgles and wails until the sun rises once more. Get to know our creatures of the night and find your chosen tribe...
Film Review: Beautiful Boy
Tue 22 Jan 2019Felix van Groeningen's first English language film, an adaptation of Nic Sheff's book Tweak, is the story of a father helping his son through drug addiction...
Theatre Review: Beautiful
Fri 20 Oct 2017Can a musical naturally stack up to it's historical beauty?
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Beautiful Baijiu
Mon 21 Aug 2017Nottingham's own cultural attache to China James Kramer is back to preach the virtues of China's national drink baijiu. Bottoms up, youth!
Advertising Sectioned: By Barber, She's Beautiful!
Sun 12 Mar 2017Local adverts ripped from the pages of history...
Advertising Sectioned: W.H. Clinkard's Beautiful Shoes
Tue 14 Feb 2017Local adverts, ripped from the pages of history...
PokeNotts: Rare Creatures of the City
Fri 05 Aug 2016We've been scouring the city for creatures great and small. Here's what we found
Theatre Review: The Beautiful Game
Sat 09 Jan 2016There are some brilliantly silly moments that should make football fans reflect on the stupidity of putting their emotional well-being into the feet of 11 blokes kicking a ball
Beautiful Thing
Thu 30 Apr 2015The touching story of two boys in love hits the stage in this sparse, emotional performance
Beautiful Thing
Thu 30 Apr 2015The touching story of two boys in love hits the stage in this sparse, emotional performance
Nottingham City Beautiful
Mon 24 Aug 2009Check out some of the images from Sarah Davis's new book which explores Nottingham in 500 photographs