The Grand Reopening with Abby Schreiber
Well, it’s not the way we planned it, but it looks very likely that we are going to be eased back into Studio Faire life nice and gently with the arrival of our first resident of 2021 next week! We are currently preparing the rooms (following 17 months of silence) to...
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...
Skakel’s ‘Murmurations’ Flies Again
It's great to hear that Kate Corroon Skakel's stunning installation, 'Murmurations', which she created in part at Studio Faire, will get a second life in New York at Art Austerlitz from 19 June to 25 July.'Kate Skakel’s installation Murmurations began with several...
‘House of Hollow’ by Krystal Sutherland published by Penguin
Krystal was Writer in Residence at Studio Faire for two weeks in March 2020. During her time with us she worked on the novel 'House of Hollow’, which explores what it means to be a teenage girl in the early twenty-first century, 'told through a feminist reimagining of...
‘Subjects We Left Out’ by Naomi Washer published by Veliz Books
Naomi Washer focused her four week residency in the summer of 2019 on completing her first novel 'Subjects We Left Out’. Part of the novel is set in France where the narrator has travelled to complete work on a book-length translation. Naomi was able to immerse...
Working with Deborah Whitney on an e-Commerce Portfolio Website
Julia recently built and designed the website for Studio Faire resident Deborah Whitney, American Artist, Writer & Curator. The unexpected linking of our residency and venue through design work has helped us keep close contact with our new friend. Once the site...
DARE to move by Lilli Huttula
During her four week residency at Studio Faire back in 2019, Lilli Huttula found focused time to complete her thesis for her Psychology MSc at the Helsinki University. This formed the basis for her recently published article 'DARE to move: feasibility study of a novel...
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...