News from QEST

QEST film

A short film has been made demonstrating the determined passion of those that have received QEST funding and illustrating the economic benefits of the craft industry to Britain. Through three case studies and an endorsement of QEST by HRH The Prince of Wales it sets out how vital the skills sets of craftsmen and women are to the United Kingdom and why businesses might like to support QEST in the future.
Produced by Serge Films, it can now be viewed by clicking here.

QEST Scholars making the news:

Martin Haswell (1999) received his scholarship to learn more about digital photography. This was at a time when photography still relied on film, light meters and were dependent on the results of the dark room. Martin took a photograph of Buckingham Palace enroute to his interview with the Trustees and showed the image on his laptop. Ten years ago, it was almost sci-fi, whilst today every mobile phone has a camera. Martin has continued to develop his successful career and as well as special commissions he does work for the media.

A year ago, whilst attending a birthday celebration Martin heard of Gail McGarva’s desire to build a Lerret by eye. He encouraged her to apply for a QEST Scholarship and so it was fitting that he should have been at Littlesea’s launch at Lyme Regis and to take photographs of the day, as the new wooden boat was escorted out of the harbour by two gigs, built by Gail and the RNLI lifeboat.

Hannah Griffiths (2009) recently completed a commission for The Department of Computer Science at UCL. The mosaic illustrated the growth and evolution of the Internet. These models reveal the scaling characteristics of networks, and can help scientists evaluate how new network algorithms and architectures will perform. This mosaic which looks like the head of a dandelion is based on a map of the Internet generated by algorithms from computer scientists at UC San Diego in 2007. This map features Internet nodes – the dots – and linkages – the lines. It is a randomly generated graph that retains the essential interconnectivity characteristics of a specific corner of the Internet but doubles the number of nodes.
www.hannahgriffithsmosaics.com