Bio

... born and raised in Northumberland, in the far north of England on the Scottish border.

... claim celtic (Scottish) ancestry on my maternal side and anglo-saxon through my maiden name of Hartshorne.

... BA with First Class Honours in Fine Art (1987) University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

Since graduating I've been creating in word and image on the run in northern and southern England, London, Dubai, Grand Cayman and France.

... presently live and create in Kent, The Garden of England.

Literary Services Offered

Ghost Writing/Illustration
You would like, for instance, to celebrate in words and images a special event, or commemorate a family member, friend or beloved pet? Artist as well as writer (and passionate techie ) have skills and techniques for bringing words and images together in imaginative and sensitive ways.

Examples available on request.

Check out my art
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Check out my Channel on You Tube

More
Articles and Essays
Book and Exhibition Reviews
And
Copy Editing
Proofreading
French to English Translation
Also
Typing Services:
(MS Office/Word 2007 literate)
Plus
Tefl Certified (Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language)

Examples of Published Work
'L'Isle-Adam'
My book L'Isle-Adam is a walking memoir/travel book/history, in photos and text of a forest in Northern France: (see sample pages in slideshow to the right)
'Writers' FM Radio'
at Vision For Writers
Review of radio station for writers
'Rachel Whiteread's 'Embankment', Tate Modern':
Reviews of art exhibition, London
and
Le Grande Marche d'Arte Comtemporain, La Bastille:
Reviews of art fair, Paris
at a-n uk

CV available on request

Contact me
ann.isik@annisik.com
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