Out & About – Page 6

GB. Wales, Newport. A street scene on Cambrian Road © Kate Mercer (2015).

Funding support by Arts Council of Wales – The Night Time Economy with S.J. Fowler

23 Dec 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Newport, Night Time Economy, Out & About, S.J. Fowler, Work in progress

Afternoon all, So it is with a huge amount of excitement that I'm able to announce I've submitted a successful research and development application to the Arts Council of Wales to work on a collaborative project on The Night Time Economy in Newport with London based international poet, S.J....

G.B. Wales, Pontypridd. Bethan Ryland of PiliPala Dance and Drama leads activity workshops at Ty Gwynno Care Home, Pontypridd © Kate Mercer (2015).

Need a photographer? Get in touch!

23 Dec 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Commercial, Newport, Out & About

Afternoon folks, Whilst I'm still winding down for Christmas here at KMP-HQ so expect to see a number of posts from me today. One of the things I've been able to do is look back over work from the last couple of months, and wanted to share...

Nadolig Llawen / Merry Christmas - Greeting cards by Oh!Susannah

Oh!Susannah – Contemporary Welsh design

17 Oct 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Commercial, Out & About

Morning folks! A quick post from me today - I'm really proud to finally share some commercial work I've been working on with good friend and Welsh designer Susannah Bulpin over the last month or so, photographing her latest greeting card designs for Christmas 2015. (I...

Print & design - Kate Mercer Photography

So what’s next…? Artspark! booklet: A year in review.

12 Oct 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Artspark!, Out & About

Morning folks - and what a glorious morning it is in Newport! That beautiful Autumn sunshine is flooding through our windows this morning, so before I go take some photographs of it, I thought I'd share a little update with what I've been up to...

Artspark! Year 1 – Artists in the community

27 Jul 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Out & About

Hello folks, This month saw the end to the first year of Artspark! in Caerphilly, which those of you who have read my blog posts before may be familiar with. An updated selection from all the workshop sessions are now available on my updated Artspark! portfolio...

So long The Project Space

20 Jul 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Newport, Out & About

Morning all! So it was with a sad heart last week that after nearly 18 months, my time came to end at The Project Space in Newport, South Wales (GB). I've absolutely loved being involved with this project - artists working in their community is...

Collaborators – lend me your hair (stories…)

01 Jun 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration, Out & About, Work in progress

Afternoon folks - another damp Monday morning after a busy weekend, but today I've hit the ground running. With plenty of projects running on in the background, recently I've been researching for a project of my own to start, and which I happened to spend...

Artspark! – Positive rolemodels in community learning

23 Feb 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration, Out & About

Here's a quick sneak peak at a shoot I did on the weekend at Sherman Cymru for Caerphilly County Borough Council's Arts Development scheme Artspark! I'm still working on the edit, but looking at the photos today has inspired me on what to write for...

Passion and reward

09 Feb 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration, Out & About

Firstly - welcome to all reading this post and visiting my website! Secondly - apologies to those returning visitors for the long gap in-between posts my end. It's not been through lack of activity; if anything, I have been incredibly busy working on a number of...

Open For Business – Magnum Photos and Multistory in Bradford

13 Feb 2014, Posted by kate_mercer in Multistory - Open For Business, Out & About

Just a quick post from me tonight I'm afraid - please find the link to http://openforbusiness-uk.tumblr.com with photos from the grand opening of the Open For Business project at the National Media Museum, Bradford. I had the honour of being invited to the opening of the exhibition,...

Day trip with Dai – g39, Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil

09 Jan 2014, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, Community, Inspiration, Out & About

Yesterday I spent a very enjoyable day visiting a number of places in Wales to see what's happening near me. With fellow photographer and general life enthusiast Dai Howell (https://www.facebook.com/DaiHowellartist) we visited g39 in Cardiff (http://www.g39.org) and then travelled up to Merthyr Tydfil for what we hoped would...

Knitted headband and snood - designs by Jana Glosikova © Kate Mercer (2013 - 2014)

Work in progress – Knitwear with Jana Glosikova

03 Jan 2014, Posted by kate_mercer in Commercial, Newport, Out & About, Work in progress

New year and straight back to editing photos - my favourite! Today I'm working on photos done for Jana Glosikova, who is an aspiring designer, passionate about wool, specialising in crochet and knitwear. All these creations Jana has crafted herself sourcing the most luxurious wool made...

A day out with Alison Tod

28 Oct 2013, Posted by kate_mercer in Out & About

Image: GB, Wales. Creations by Alison Tod in her Abergavenny showroom 2013 © Kate Mercer 2013. Another amazing day over in Abergavenny today assisting David Hurn. Today we visited Alison Tod, creator of such fabulous hats as pictured here. I first met Alison whilst assisting David on...