Need vs Desire By Robert Wilson As a creative it is impossible to get away from the feeling that you need to achieve something to be successful. Perhaps for a film maker it’s to have a film on the big screen or to win an award. For me as a photographer it’ Clydesider Editor • Creative
Clydesider Creative - Allyson Johnson Interview by Jenny Watson Allyson is a local artist who enjoys the creative freedom of expressing her talents and skills through various genres of paintings. She creates a wide range of work from landscapes to portraits and also paints commissions. Q. How did you get into art? A. I took Clydesider Editor • Creative
Graphic Dreams By Jenny Watson As kids we dream of being astronauts travelling to space, scoring the winning goal for our favourite team or writing a comic book. Very rarely we get to follow our dreams into adulthood. But David Cranna from Alexandria, has kept his childhood dreams alive, penning a graphic Clydesider Editor • Creative
Mental Health Arts Festival Launch Levengrove Park made the perfect setting for the launch of West Dunbartonshire's local programme for the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. The annual arts festival which runs from May 3 - 23 aims to challenge preconceived ideas about mental health. This year's theme is 'Normality? Clydesider • Clydesider News
Art For Everyone Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Carolynn Bowman What started as a campaign over a mural on a local pizza shop has mushroomed into a virtual home for local creatives and art lovers, thanks to Dumbarton artist Carolynn Bowman. Carolynn was furious when she spotted Bangin Pizza’s Facebook post Clydesider Editor • Creative
Musical Youth Words by Jenny Watson Photos by Emma Latham, TCB Photography It will be a few years before we fully realise the impact this last year has had on our children but one local young man has been making a big impact himself. Mark Morrison, 15, from Alexandria spent much of Clydesider Editor • Community
