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mikesian.
SUE
mikesian.
studio
LANGFORD
studio
illustra
Phototion
illustration
graphy
Half rice, half chips, two birds, one stone.
One dog, two tails, half Mike, half Sian.
Mike and Sian- a design and art duo from Manchester
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artwork
RAIN DANCER
In Manchester, a man or woman, or both or neither, in
the rain, on the canal, or the woods, or the street, in a
hat or a hood, vibrating.
artwork
Half
half chips,
two birds,was
oneastone.
Sue rice,
Langford’s
photography
direct result of her love
One
dog, two
tails,
half Mike,
halfUK,
Sian.
of hiking.
From
all corners
of the
her landscapes and
Mike
and Siandesign
andthe
art shapes
duo from
Manchester
Original:
treescapes
tenda to
highlight
and
patterns that
Acrylic on 350gsm
appear on the horizon, in the sky or reflected in the water.
420 x 594
RAIN DANCER
“LOVE”
In Manchester, a man or woman, or both or neither, in
Coming late to the hobby, her confidence was initially Prints: the rain, on the canal, or the woods, or the street, in a
saw this word scrawled on the wall on a dull day, so
bolstered by winning a brochure cover competition for a297 x 420‘I
hat ora aquick
hood,
vibrating.
took
snap
on my handbag camera, then went
conservation charity she’d holidayed with. A previous role
back in the sunshine later that week to get a proper
at Manchester City Council further developed her eye,
version. This is the fire escape of a hotel on Whitworth
as she captured images of the many community / school
Original:
Street,
and it’s where people congregate to smoke;
environmental activities that her team led, and she was
Acrylic on 350gsm
the word love has been written using the dirty end of a
one of the first artists to get involved with the annual 420 x 594
cigarette butt. It sums Manchester up to me beautifully:
and hugely popular - Open House event at Green Walk in
there’s a truly heartfelt and gorgeous message on the
Whalley Range. Over the years, Sue has exhibited in city
Prints:
face
it, and that’s what matters more than the rather
centre restaurants, local arts festivals and several group
297 xof420
gritty back story.’
shows.
Size: In a signed A3 mount and black wooden frame
The UK countryside features, obviously - these are images
captured during the course of a walk, and Sue tends to
photograph what she sees as she’s passing, rather than
Email: hello@mikesian.studio
waiting for hours. That said, she does return to favouritePhone: 07715 695 555
spots: linear trees at a plantation near the Gloucestershire
Web: //mikesianstudio.bigcartel.com/
Insta:
village she grew up in, and a lone oak tree on the shores
of @mikesian.studio
Loch Lomond that has become something of an obsession.
But living in Manchester for 35 years in Manchester means
that there’s often an urban element to Sue’s imagery.
Graffiti features in her archive, memorably with the loveliest
messages in gritty locations: the chalked suggestion to
“Smile, you are beautiful” on a hideous concrete wall with
a glimpse of an equally hideous interior through the two
windows, the cute cat template that appeared at multiple
Email: hello@mikesian.studio
www.etsy.com/UK/shop/SLphotocards
spots in Whalley Range, and - the one that Sue has given
Phone: 07715
695 555
Facebook:
SLphotocards
Web: //mikesianstudio.bigcartel.com/
to Forever Manchester - a message of “Love” in the timeInstagram:
@sue_langford
Insta: @mikesian.studio
honoured medium of burnt fag butt.