THORPE
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Hope Brooks, tattoo artist, researcher and screen printer We asked a range of creative professionals to tell us something about their education, background and career. Todays contribution is a little extra from Hope Brooks or 'Mother of Fools' a self professed maker of things. Hope's varied areas of interest include screen print, tattoo, illustration, painting and graphic design. I see myself as a multifaceted artist—someone with many talents and passions. Now that I’m more t

Norfolk based filmmaker Vafa Bagheri We asked a range of creative professionals to tell us something about their education, background and career. Todays contribution is from Norfolk based Iranian filmmaker, Vafa Bagheri Your Background and Education I started my journey in the film industry back in 2017 in Iran. I worked as a sound assistant and worked my way up to be a producer in Iranian shows. To gain more international experience, I made my first English-language documen

Nicole Howes, Director of nu image We asked a range of creative professionals to tell us something about their education, background and career. Todays contribution is from director of nu image, Nicole Howes Hey, I am an owner of a creative marketing agency delivering design services, websites and marketing to businesses all across Norfolk and beyond. We have been running for nearly 20 years. In truth, I started in the business to help my husband, I have always been creativ

Robin Evans @ NAC... We asked a range of creative professionals to tell us something about their education, background and career. Todays contribution is from performer and educator, Robin Evans Robin Evans is a musician, event manager, community events producer, booking agent, and Lead Producer of Play Promote, who is based in Norwich. I started out playing ukulele at open mics as a teenager and at university, but realised I could have more fun (and make more money) by hos

Jess Edwards on stage... We asked a range of creative professionals to tell us something about their education, background and career. Todays contribution is from musician and teacher, Jess Edwards I have always enjoyed music; I started playing the flute at the age of 8. It took me so long to get a sound out at first, but my perseverance finally paid off, and I had lessons all the way up to when I finished university. I had always dabbled with piano a bit as my Grandad playe

A still from one of Ricky's games We asked a range of creative professionals to tell us something about their education, background and career. Todays contribution is from video game designer, Ricky Haggett Your background and education My name is Ricky Haggett. I am the creative director / game designer / a programmer of a small, London-based independent game development studio called Hollow Ponds. I have been in this role since 2008... Before that, I worked for a small vide