Vanity Project V
The call has been made and Clare Howdle is winging her way to Wadebridge. The Vanity Project is over. It’s collection time.
The call has been made and Clare Howdle is winging her way to Wadebridge. The Vanity Project is over. It’s collection time.
The snow may have been causing havoc outside, but it’s the white stuff inside that’s more of an issue for Clare Howdle, as her vanity project enters the final stages…
The Vanity Project is really taking shape, but there’s more mental gymnastics required than Clare Howdle had counted on…
From toxic fumes to crazy curtains, Clare Howdle’s mission to realise her perfect custom board continues…
With envy getting the better of her, Clare Howdle swallows down her second-hand board sensibility and embarks on a Vanity Project; a custom-made surfboard where beauty is the name of the game. Fancy coming along for the ride? FULL STORY »
It’s late on a Tuesday evening. There’s nothing else on. I glance through the EPG and settle on More4 where a chance encounter with a documentary film changes my dinner decisions forever…
It feels like summer’s almost here, but along with the spring sunshine, glassy waves and long evenings, something less welcome is emerging from hibernation…
This time last week I thought I was going to die. At least, I was trying to ignore the thought that I was going to die by telling myself everything was fine. Fine. Fine. F-i-n-e…. FULL STORY »
Clare Howdle
A founding member of Stranger magazine and regular Drift contributor, Clare's work has seen her investigating the beast of Bodmin moor, searching for surf in Argentina, questioning the lack of ladies in the water in Brazil and finding out about floating bottle islands. Whether it's unusual, quirky or just downright strange Clare's all over it.
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