Secret life

“It was a special moment when the book turned up on my doorstep”

Optometrist, Anthony Josephson, discusses a children’s book he dedicated to his two daughters

“Some people had walked for a day to meet up with us”

“I remember one person skipping into the cubicle”

“You could go from an idea to reality with technology”

“People have sent some really significant messages”

“You have your crew mates on the lookout for sharks”

“It is not just stretching the body but relaxing the mind”

“Employment is one of the key ways that you can stop people from reoffending”

“The idea started as an emotional reaction to seeing the waste”

“Dogs are always happy to see you”

“My craft desk is my happy place”

“There is an element of nostalgia with sweets”

“The glass works with the etching in a subtle way”

While trial lenses are functional objects for optometrists, they are a tiny canvas for artist and treasure hunter, Andy Poplar

“I have a model eye and Snellen chart in the classroom”

Getting into art

“It is like a shark tank”

Iris the pirate

“Organ donation has given me my life”

A canine companion

“It is about using your imagination”