Dan Hersey, son of Unison Colour founder John Hersey, and Jim Longman, one of their team of makers, visited the Jackson’s Studio to talk about the history of the Northumberland based pastels company, and share the reasons why their pastels are regarded as some of the finest in the world.
In part one, Dan Hersey shares his memories of how the colours of the Northumberland landscape inspired the colours that his father began to make, and talks about how their continued success is founded upon a value of tradition and a passion for colour.
In part two, Jim Longman, aka ‘Unison Jim’, talks about the specific treatment required for each and individual colour and the importance of the right hand-rolling technique.
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4 thoughts on “In Conversation with Dan Hersey and Jim Longman from Unison Colour Soft Pastels”
Great insight into Unison, the people and the
process. Thanks for some informative videos
and text, Lisa!
Thank you for this. This was great!
Unison are my favorite pastels.
Thanks Lisa! We were very happy to welcome Dan and Jim to the studio and have the opportunity to learn more about Unison Colour.
I use Unison pastels for most of my works of
art. Appreciate the softness /texture of
application.
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