hannah stoney
Thirty Second Therapy
The gentleness of heaven broods o’er the Sea; Listen! the mighty Being is awake (That’s Wordsworth that is.)
Mothership
There’s a piece of old Judeo-Christian wisdom that says do not despise the day of small things. The day of small things — these small people in my life, this is their day. This is their day to receive the first, hearty and essential building blocks of love and identity and language and trust and [...]
Beautiful People
My pal Shayla and her sparkling daughter, Ruby are in the new Explosions in the Sky video. The production team got genuine photos from 1952 and then recreated the scenes to play out the moments just before and after the picture was snapped. Great concept and artfully executed; their careful attention to detail really pays [...]
Studiologue
I’ve been working on ever-so-secret projects of late and so there is not much to show for my studio time. Here are two line drawings from my notebook that I Photoshop-blasted for the sheer satisfaction of it.
The Seed in the Fruit
A girl is born with all of her eggs already formed in her ovaries. It’s a powerful symbol of the fact that as you parent your child, you are also parenting their future children. This is me, aged five. I love this photo because it carries many truths in it: A snapshot that somehow sucked [...]
Hoops
After we went to watch marching bands, I delightedly went to the shop and purchased myself son a hula hoop. He soon got bored of it but for a week, I practised and practised until I could keep the thing up. I was so doggedly determined because when I was little, I was *always*always* the [...]
A Thought About….127 Hours
I saw it last week and found it very moving. You know when the helicopter comes at the end? I think that is what death is going to feel like.
I Been and I Seen
Oysters at Abel’s On the Lake Verdict: I’m no Don Draper. Marching Bands at the Honk, TX Festival Verdict: Marching bands are still one of my favourite things. Marching bands make me cry. My event photography needs some work. My Favourite Baby Deliverer Verdict: I warmly recommend Austin Area Birthing Center and Samantha was fantastic. [...]
Hannah Stoney is a British artist and writer.