Delving deep into
the dark and dusty Words & Images archives, we came across this photo from one
of our very first articles. The photo is of Ivan Sokoroniec who made
amazing models from matchsticks – ships, trams and windmills. He
had an exhibition of his work at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum,
Coventry.
It was way back
around 1988 or 1989 – (almost 30 years – Aagh!!) and off we went
to tackle our very first article for a paying magazine.
It was in the days
of film, and while colour had been invented, we later decided to get
some of the shots printed in black and white as that was what our
intended magazine – What's On, wanted at the time.
Much to our
surprise, the magazine published our article and photos and paid us
the princely sum of £9.
Since then we've had
hundreds of articles published on all kinds of topics; funnily enough
crafts and models have always figured quite highly in our work. But
like they say, you never forget your first.
Wonder if Ivan is
still around and still making his models.
Get in touch with the Words & Images UK team of Rob & Ann.
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/wordsandimagesuk/
Follow Ann Evans on Twitter: www.twitter.com/annevansauthor
Follow Rob Tysall on Twitter: www.twitter.com/TYSALLSPHOTOS
Visit: www.tysallsphotography.org.uk
Visit: www.annevansbooks.co.uk
