My parents live up in a small North Yorkshire town called Filey, and the surrounding area has some amazing beaches and countryside. I try to get out of London once a week, and yesterday I went to a tiny alcove called Cloughton for the first time ever. We spent a wonderful Saturday afternoon on an isolated beach and then headed off for tea while an American bride prepared for her wedding.

My brother has been working on these cool little dolls for an arts project called ‘Cakes and Crafts’. He gave me one as a gift on my last visit home, so I took some photos of the little monster lounging on my mum and dad’s leather chair.

Gil’s currently entering his last year at Edinburgh College of Art, and has been hand-making the dolls to sell locally at Sofi’s Bar in Leith. He’s posted about the story on his blog here.