A Child of Science takes us on an emotional journey through 20 years of scientific tenacity, personal resillience, loss and hope – in pursuit of life.
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What helps you create? Whether it’s writing, drawing, shooting or even whittling, for so many of us, music makes the world go round. In fact, we couldn’t imagine working without it. Fascinated by how other creative souls get stuff done, we decided to unpick this causal connection by speaking to different creators about their practice, process and how music fuels their fire.
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Films of change for a bit of light in the dark…
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Well, Exeter was a blast. We took to the Festival of Creativity in June to bring our unique combination of story- and winecraft to the city. If you missed it or want a recap on what we tasted and talked about, read on...
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From the wines we tasted, to the story we discussed, we heartily drank from both bottle and book this March, at Read Between the Wines. If you missed it, or want a reminder of what was in your glass read on...
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Should we be afraid of AI's ability to create? Are illustrators' and writers' days numbered? Sparked by our conversation with a technology thought leader and a magician in issue 9 of Strike, we got thinking, got scared and decided to dig deeper...
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With the boom in bitters still going strong and a constant cocktail thirst to sate, Clare Howdle experiments with making her own bitters. Starting with sampling the bitterest of roots – gentian. Not to be advised.
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What helps you create? Whether it’s writing, drawing, shooting or even whittling, for so many of us, music makes the world go round. In fact, we couldn’t imagine working without it. Fascinated by how other creative souls get stuff done, we decided to unpick this causal connection by speaking to different creators about their practice, process and how music fuels their fire. This issue, it's Syrian-born storyteller, writer, dramaturg, performer and director, Ammar Haj Ahmad...
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Falmouth-based botanical illustrator – and this issue’s cover artist – Sarah Jane Humphrey’s exquisitely detailed drawings capture the magic that happens when natural science and artistic inspiration meet. When a mesmerising encounter with an “underwater garden” of illuminated seaweed coincided with a lockdown gift of uninterrupted studio time, she embarked on an unexpected voyage of personal and professional discovery…
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For anyone who missed it, or is looking to relive the magic – here's a taste of At First Light as it happened...
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Now more than ever. Now more than ever. NOW MORE THAN EVER. It’s a line that felt purposeful and true at the start of the pandemic, but now, more than ever, it needs to go.
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Belonging is a powerful feeling. Not belonging, arguably even more so. Award-winning playwright Gareth Farr takes us on a journey from kicking gravel on a pavement curb to the Bruntwood Prize and beyond…
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Valuable, useable, relevant content can do amazing things. But what's the secret recipe?
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Literature Works is running a zine-making experience which includes a series of workshops for young people this summer – and you could be just the creative genius they're looking for to pull it off.
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Author Chris Power’s journey to his first collection is a love story where literature takes the lead. And it all starts with the spaces between songs…
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