Beachcombing Treasures

02/02/26. Chrissie Hart took us right back to the beginning of her photography and her first panel, to start the evening.  From the very start, she encouraged the many members present to make it a fully interactive meeting.  She encouraged our critique of the panels she presented and we were able to try our hand at making panels from sets of her prints.  On the night, she presented panels of 3 and 6 prints, but emphasised that there is a 4th or 7th image and that is of the entire panel.  Hence, why it is so important to make the images harmonious using the subject, the colour and tones, the composition, the mount and even the size of the images.   Her subjects ranged from abstract to fine art and even sport.  The featured panel above was created with almost no equipment - just using a table by a North-facing window in her house.  So simple but very effective.  In her words:  "I love producing printed bodies of work and have produced numerous panels which have won awards at my local clubs (Colchester & Ipswich) and have also gone on to win the Chelmsford 4 C’s annual panel competition and the Great Barr Open Panel.   I have panels of 3, 4, 6.   I encourage the audience to engage with me, participate, ask questions and discuss the basics, techniques, pitfalls and sense of achievement when producing a body of work."