Fine Art Collector | Spring 2016

Editorial Feature

Songs

These arewhat are playing inmy studio themost frequently at themoment… - Boxes by CharlieWinston - Elusive by ScottMathews - Roll Alabama by Bellowed - Over the hill by JohnMartyn - This is the day by TheThe

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Master of miniature sculpture, Nic Joly, reveals an eclectic music taste and how much his family inspire him MY FAVOURITE

Places

Cornwall , Daymer Bay. I have had so much fun withmy family on this beach, building memories for me and my boys. Dorset , West Bay. At a dark time inmy life, this is where I would always go and stand on the cliffs to give me strength and perspective on the world. My Home. Need I say more, home is where my heart is. The church where I got married and my children were christened. All beautiful days in a beautiful building. It is not about the religious nature of the space that matters to me, it is the fact that building has seen so many stories play out throughout its existence, and I am just a small part of that. Around a table eating well and drinking with friends. My image of heaven is to be around a table for eternity with everyone I love, laughing, talking and behaving badly…

Films

the greatest woman on earth. I might be the only onewho appreciates how amazing you are in every single thing that you do, and howyou are. In every single thought that you have, and howyou say what youmean, and howyou almost alwaysmean something that's all about being straight and good. I thinkmost peoplemiss that about you, and I watch them, wondering how they canwatch you and never get that they just met the greatest woman alive. And the fact that I get it makesme feel good, about me."

THE BLUES BROTHERS Just because it's great.

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION I love this filmfor its story of beating one’s demons in the face of absolute adversity, whenno one believes your innocence or believes in you and tries to knock you down, youquietly chip away at thewall, and one day the sunwill shine on your face. AS GOODAS ITGETS This film is special tome. Onmywedding day I read an extract from the film, it did then and does now sumup how I feel about mywife. "I might be the only person on the face of the earth that knows you're

THEMARTIAN I’m loving this film

at themoment because of its beautiful solitude and hopeful look at working through an incredibly grimsituation. SILENT RUNNING This was the first science fiction film I ever saw, it affectedme so deeply at a young age. Havingmy eyes opened to the fact that the futuremight be a bleak onewas so new tome then.

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