by Colin Usher | Jan 11, 2021
… we hope! Happy New Year to you and best of fortune and health for the coming year. Although it was a very strange 2020, myself & Julia had a rather busy and enjoyable year here in South West France, enjoying this lovely home that we are lucky enough to...
by Colin Usher | Dec 8, 2020
Learning to play the banjo has been a real eye opener during this second lockdown. As a life-long drummer, I never grasped the form of scales and keys…. I never had to! Finding the right teacher has been essential. For me clawhammer Banjo is also percussive...
by Colin Usher | Aug 7, 2020
WAVEBACK Project I’ve been toying with this concept for a few years now, trying to decide how to share some important moments in my life to try and help others, to say thanks, but most importantly to give a little back. I thought about writing a book. Went off the...
by Colin Usher | Jul 27, 2020
You can take our lives but you’ll never take our freedom! Well, actually, a forced lockdown here in France was almost total revocation of our freedom to move, freedom to travel and freedom to work as we knew it. Here at Studio Faire in Nérac in SW France, we...
by Colin Usher | Mar 6, 2020
We’ve just begun our third year here at Studio Faire in Nérac, South West France. The 4 month break over the winter gave us time to reset, renovate, decorate a bit further and set our goals for 2020. The first week has be a fantastic one, we have welcomed 3...
by Colin Usher | Jan 7, 2020
The first Saturday of 2020 saw me welcoming Stephanie and her two daughters ; Clementine & Isla here at Studio Faire for a day of photography tuition. The idea was to work with Clementine and her new Canon 4000D DSLR to help familiarise her with the more...
