A Scottish couple’s journey to set up a creative retreat in South West France from scratch.
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Sharing the adventures of this artist and photographer as they settle into a new way of life, and find the perfect location and property from where they will be able to offer a change of pace, and the space to create.
Sharing the adventures of this artist and photographer as they settle into a new way of life, and find the perfect location and property from where they will be able to offer a change of pace, and the space to create.
www.colinusher.com
www.juliadouglas.co.uk
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Looking back over our 2022 residencies
Looking back over a joyful and busy year of residencies in 2022, we are feeling proud of what we have achieved to date. We have supported 94 creatives, from diverse backgrounds and locations, allowing them the time, space and pace to develop their work, through focus,...
RIP Becca
A message for friends who had the privilege of meeting or knowing our labrador Becca. We’re heartbroken. We had to say goodbye to our wee Becca on Thursday 29 July. She passed away naturally in the garden, surrounded only by Colin, Julia and Dougie. A perfect way to...
Cripple Creek, Farewell to Faux & Mending with Gold
Due to the current crisis Studio Faire remains closed to residents and photography students. While this is indeed a truly sad state of affairs and certainly not what we had planned for this year, we have continued to be creative, to learn and make the best of having...
Living France Magazine Feature
Earlier this Autumn we were invited by freelance journalist, Scheenagh Harrington, to be interviewed for Living France magazine. Scheenagh interviewed Julia and then wrote up a wonderful double page spread about the latest developments at Studio Faire. Words by...
Update – Spring & Summer 2019
A couple of months ago, there was a knock on the door which lead to us smiling like Cheshire Cats for the rest of the day… week… actually, we’re still smiling from ear to ear today! The previous owner of the property that is now Studio Faire had failed to obtain...
Double Page + Puff in this week’s Scotsman
If you managed to see past the attention grabbing headlines about how the majority of Scots would vote ‘remain’ if there was to be a new indyref, or about the vast number of visitors flocking to see the Outlander and Harry Potter sets at National Trust sites… you...
