Add a new dimension to your visit to the beautiful Cornish coastal town of St. Ives, famous for its artist’s community and galleries, by exploring the peaceful countryside that surrounds it. Martyn & Amanda Jackson have devised an arts project which centres on the prehistory of the far west of Cornwall, under the working title ‘Ancient Stones of Kernow’. At its core is their fully illustrated book of that name, which gives an overview of British prehistory viewed from the perspective of the ancient people who first settled in this region.

Martyn Jackson was born and educated in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, he studied music at the Royal College of Music London and has for over 30 years pursued a career as a performer and music educator. This new book, his first in this field, is the culmination of a life times interest and study of British Prehistory.

Amanda Jackson was born and educated in Wimbledon Park South-West London, where she pursued an early career in industrial graphics. After moving to Cornwall with her husband in 1990, she has worked to produce pieces for her own arts and crafts company. She is at present concentrating on illustration and design, with her latest commission a design for the new children's’ paddling pool in Wimbledon Park London; where she played as a child. The couple have a sixteen year old son Samuel who is a talented guitarist and songwriter. www.myspace.com/samuelmjackson & www.myspace.com/psychedelicaband

 

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With the book as  its  centrepiece, the project will develop to incorporate a range of arts based elements on this theme. These include original artwork, music, a theatre piece and multi-media lectures, along with guided tours, by the author, of the ancient monuments and settlements.

Martyn and Amanda established S.M.M.J Publications not only to publish ‘Ancient Stone of Kernow’ and subsequent editions of their own, but also to share the knowledge acquired in its production with other authors who may wish to publish local interest books in Cornwall.