Collaborative-art is a partnership between two long time friends, artist Jean Hardy and photographer Malcolm Noble.

Jean is a practising mixed media artist, avid crafter, and teacher, and Malcolm is a professional photographer. They live and work in the UK, in the beautiful North East of England.

“The sharing of ideas and practice can be of great benefit to artists as opposed to working entirely on our own, hence the name Collaborative-art.  Combining the ideas and practise for both of us creates a different approach and perspective on our combined work.”

Currently Jean and Malcolm are involved in working together with an alternative although very traditional photographic process, called making Blue Prints or Cyanotypes.  Their journey starts on their walks with their dog where they collect feathers, leaves and other suitable objects.  They then use chemicals, beautiful papers and sometimes fabric to make their stunning originals and prints.