{"id":1433564,"date":"2021-10-25T18:21:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=1433564"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:43:25","slug":"in-conversation-with-unison-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/25\/in-conversation-with-unison-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"In Conversation with Dan Hersey and Jim Longman from Unison Colour Soft Pastels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Hersey, son of Unison Colour founder John Hersey, and Jim Longman, one of their team of makers, visited the Jackson\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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 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