Max and Molly Designs

As well as the company of my wonderful greyhounds, I have been blessed with a fiancé who can capture them in all their beauty on camera. Martin is responsible for many of the photographs upon which my screenprinted designs are based (not to mention the product photography in my shops), & I have created a selection of note cards featuring some of the photographs he has taken of our dogs. Printed on thick 350gsm, FSC credited paper stock, the cards measure 4.13″ x 5.82″ or 105mm x 148mm, & come with plain white envelopes. They are available to purchase individually, in sets of three, & in mixed packs of five cards, from both my Etsy & Folksy shops.

At The Gate

I love this photograph Martin took of Molly, Torres (our old foster dog) & Max peeping through the garden gate whilst waiting patiently for me to prepare their dinner. Martin & I erected the rather ‘rustic’ gate, & adjoining fence, from scraps of wood & chicken wire the first weekend after we brought Max home from the Retired Greyhound Trust, as a cheap but effective means of making the garden secure for him to exercise in!

Free

Although there are no dogs actually in this photo, I think Martin has captured something beautiful in the three collars resting on the gate here (the same one as above!). The hounds themselves, in this case Max, Molly & our friend Lois’s lurcher, Sophie, were playing in the garden ‘naked’. This photograph evokes feelings of loss for me, as sadly Sophie has since passed away. I think viewing the collars apart from the dogs like this somehow gives a feeling of emptiness.

Fields of Gold

This is another one of my favourite images that Martin has shot. You really get the feeling of the sun warming the dogs’ backs as they swish through the long grass. I’m unsure of the identities of the three greyhounds in the picture – it was taken on a lovely sunny walk we enjoyed with our friends Sheena & Alison & the seven greyhounds they have adopted between them. I remember feeling like ‘the pied piper’ walking through the field with an entourage of greyhounds following behind!

See How They Run

This photograph was also taken on that same walk with Sheena & Alison, & is of Sheena’s beautiful black greyhound, Jamie, soaring through the air with all four feet off the ground in double suspension gallop. His facial expression is one of pure joy & I think we can be in no doubt that Jamie is smiling here!

Looking Out

This is one of my all time favourite pictures of Max. Martin took it on a camping holiday near Arisaig on the West Coast of Scotland, & it was shot from inside our tent as Max lay resting, yet still attentive, watching the various goings on in the campsite. I love that he has shot it from Max’s level & it really gives me a feeling that I’m seeing what he’s seeing.

We both love this picture & have actually blown it up & hung it in a rather unique frame… When Martin found an old entomological cabinet that his work were getting rid of, he brought it home with a view to upcycling it into a drinks cabinet. However, he didn’t need all the specimen drawers for this so I snapped up the ones that were going spare which still had intact glass, gave them a good airing to remove the strong formaldehyde smell, & converted them into picture frames. We now have them hanging on the lounge wall above the drinks cabinet which Martin created!

Red Row Studio

Martin’s photography extends far beyond snapping pics of our greyhounds, & he really has an eye for capturing things which might otherwise go unnoticed. You can see more of his work on his website, with selected prints available to purchase from both his Etsy & Folksy shops.