Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
Yorkshire and the North-East of England boast an impressive collection of Anglo-Scandinavian stone sculpture, skillfully carved with interlace. Gravestones, standing stones, crosses: pieces of stone built into the walls of Continue Reading →
We hear the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ soundbite from time to time. But in 1065, a year before the Norman Conquest, the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ flexed its muscles. The ‘North’, the mythical place Continue Reading →
It was a pleasure to visit Newcastle-upon-Tyne to meet Donna Cheshire for Craft&Design Magazine. Since she was a child playing with Granny’s button box, Donna Cheshire has worked and played Continue Reading →
Rob Watson became a potter in the 1980s When Rob Watson decided to become a potter in the 1980s, things did not go well. His idea was to make functional Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met sculptor Ray Lonsdale, to photograph his work the Last Cigarette of Michael Duffy, for Craft&Design magazine Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson visited Richard and Lynne Hutchins in Durham to hear how they got their house built exactly as they wanted it. Continue Reading →
For North East Life Magazine’s July 2012 issue, Helen Johnson visited Maxim Brewery, which rose from the closure of Vaux, and is now exporting beer to China. Helen met Barbara Renton-Wood, an artist who paints the dramatic skyline of Teesside, and the Smart family who offer Bed and Breakfast at Hartburn Old Vicarage Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson visited Thorngate Mill in Barnard Castle to see how a former industrial mill is now a desirable residential apartment. Continue Reading →