“It wasn't just a sound; it was a feeling. A raw, unstoppable energy and deep sense of community that ignited Stoke’s own Soul & House revolution.” J.F. Burgess’s ’Dance of The Ceramic City’ is now available (in Kindle edition & paperback) on Amazon.

Fiona Konca@fiona-konca.bsky.social · 3d ago

Author J.F. Burgess invited my camera & I to the launch of his latest book ‘Dance of The Ceramic City’ on Saturday, amidst a 50 year celebration of Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic club culture - featuring a panel chat between “those who know”, and all-vinyl DJ sets. fionakonca.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/d...

Author J.F. Burgess invited my camera & I to the launch of his latest book ‘Dance of The Ceramic City’ on Saturday, amidst a 50 year celebration of Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic club culture - featuring a panel chat between “those who know”, and all-vinyl DJ sets. fionakonca.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/d...

Launch & signing of JF Burgess's latest book Dance of The Ceramic City

Author J.F. Burgess invited my camera and I along to the launch and signing of his latest book 'Dance of The Ceramic City' on Saturday night.

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Time travelling; under a blanket, on my saggy old sofa, with the autumn sun on my face. I’ll soon be able to climb hillforts again. Until then, I will feed my soul with reading, drawing and daydreaming. Onwards.

Work in progress (to be painted, once I’ve decided what’s going in the middle). Detail from a hand-drawn/sketched (not traced) adaptation of a Romano-British mosaic at Aldborough, North Yorkshire. . . . . . #Celticart #Celticknotwork #RomanoBritishart

My kaleidoscopic ode to Britain’s scaffolders; created from photos taken inside Manchester’s Printworks during redevelopment in January 2023.

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Britain’s scaffolding should be a source of national pride - instead we’re struggling to recruit workers | Adrian Chiles

The most heartbreaking photos I’ve ever taken, but it was something I needed to do. Goodbye old friend. . . . . . #demolition #graffiti #industrialarchitecture #industrialheritage #Twyfords

Church Lawton double exposures. I dragged my dodgy leg out for a wander around my favourite place this afternoon. It was painful but not agony, and far outweighed by the sheer joy of reconnecting with nature after a month of staring at four walls.

The Whole Shebang . . fionakonca.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/o... . . . . . #Newmusic #Independentartist #MusicPromotion #MusicVideo #CreativeProduction #musicvideography #Stoke-on-Trent #TheDandelionCurse #videography

Out of My Mind (I Failed)

My video for The Dandelion Curse’s stunningly beautiful ‘Out of My Mind (I Failed)’. It was love – and inspiration – at first listen when Carl Locker sent me the song, asking if I’d con…

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A snippet of my video for The Dandelion Curse’s stunningly beautiful ‘Out of My Mind (I Failed)’ - the full version of which is available on their Facebook page. . . . . . #Newmusic #Independentartist #MusicPromotion #MusicVideo #CreativeProduction

Thank you J F Burgess for the very kind invitation! My camera and I would be delighted to attend. (Hopefully I will have slept by then) Ticket link on Jon’s Facebook page.

Portrait shoot with Andy Gower - a year ago today, at Six Towns Viewing Point. Photos 6, 7 and 10 went on to be used in my designs for his album cover, EP and album launch gig poster. . . I’m still pinching myself. . . . . . #AndyGower #Portraitphotography #Albumcover #Gigposter #Stoke-on-Trent

My brilliant nephew’s brilliant band. Check em out. linktr.ee/cadeband?utm...

For once in my life, I was actually there 😂 (at Wythenshawe Park) (Also for once in my life, I was too busy dancing to take any photos) Thank you #TheProdigy for the best gig of my life 🐜 🖤 Gig 🎥 & 📷: Alex Konca

Us: “I can’t be arsed getting to the front” Also us: . . #TheProdigy #WythenshawePark

Wythenshawe Park yesterday for #TheProdigy

Today marks the anniversary of the last day (in 1978) that a Potteries bottle oven was kindled and fired for the last time. At the height of the pottery industry, approximately 2,000 of these iconic structures dominated the city’s skyline. Now, only 47 remain. #bottleovens #bottlekilns #bottlekiln

Fiona Konca@fiona-konca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“The entire landscape was illuminated and transformed by these unique pyrotechnics of labour atoning for its grime, and dull, weird sounds, as of the breathings and sighings of gigantic nocturnal creatures, filled the enchanted air” - Arnold Bennett, ‘Anna of the Five Towns’ #PotteriesBottleOvenDay

“The entire landscape was illuminated and transformed by these unique pyrotechnics of labour atoning for its grime, and dull, weird sounds, as of the breathings and sighings of gigantic nocturnal creatures, filled the enchanted air” - Arnold Bennett, ‘Anna of the Five Towns’ #PotteriesBottleOvenDay

The film is over a decade old, but even more relevant now. Also worth watching is his series ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ - “an emotional history of the modern world” - available on iPlayer.

Fiona Konca@fiona-konca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“So much of the news this year has been hopeless, depressing, and above all - confusing; to which the only response is “oh dear”.” In ‘Oh Dearism II’, Adam Curtis suggests that this defeatist response has become a central part of a new system of political control. youtu.be/gKHye_wlpOs?...

“So much of the news this year has been hopeless, depressing, and above all - confusing; to which the only response is “oh dear”.” In ‘Oh Dearism II’, Adam Curtis suggests that this defeatist response has become a central part of a new system of political control. youtu.be/gKHye_wlpOs?...

Oh Dearism II by Adam Curtis (2014)

YouTube video by Chris Nix

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Remember this, as you wade through all the fearmongering crap in your newsfeeds.

Drop me a message if you’d like to make a purchase. I don’t have an online shop yet but may open one if I get enough interest. Prints are £10 individually (max A3 size), or if you buy a set of four I’ll throw in one of them for free :-) . . . . . #abstractart #printsforsale #wallart #wallartforsale

Fiona Konca@fiona-konca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Two sets of prints winging their way to my lovely friends Vix and Carl. Thank you so much for your support! These are ‘eNiGaMi’ and ‘Dead Tree & Telegraph Pole’ More available on the GALLERY and VIRTUALITY pages of my website @ FionaKonca.wordpress.com (link in bio)

Two sets of prints winging their way to my lovely friends Vix and Carl. Thank you so much for your support! These are ‘eNiGaMi’ and ‘Dead Tree & Telegraph Pole’ More available on the GALLERY and VIRTUALITY pages of my website @ FionaKonca.wordpress.com (link in bio)

These are absolutely wonderful - especially the ones along the canal and of the bottle kilns. Photos taken during the construction of the D-Road in Stoke-on-Trent from 1975 to 1979, by the fella I met on the train (see previous post). flic.kr/s/aHsmLaRSLn

Stoke D Road - Queensway

Scanned from 35 mm negatives taken 1975 to 1979 (kevinterry56@gmail.com)

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Also on the train home, I received an email confirming a job offer; working from home - writing reports - on a part-time and flexible basis! I’ve accepted, of course. I should go away more often!

Fiona Konca@fiona-konca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Had a lovely chat with a couple on the train home. Turns out the fella - now a street photographer - was a QS with Tarmac in the 70s and worked on the construction of the D-Road!

Had a lovely chat with a couple on the train home. Turns out the fella - now a street photographer - was a QS with Tarmac in the 70s and worked on the construction of the D-Road!

Fiona Konca@fiona-konca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

24 wonderful hours of non-stop conversation and laughter with me ol’ school muckers darn sarf (much of which was spent setting up this photo). Thank you so much Caroline, Hazel and Kate - I bloody love ya xx

24 wonderful hours of non-stop conversation and laughter with me ol’ school muckers darn sarf (much of which was spent setting up this photo). Thank you so much Caroline, Hazel and Kate - I bloody love ya xx

Also in today’s news: a drone guided entirely by AI has killed three Ukrainian civilians. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites

London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure

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“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go, you go…)” - E. E. Cummings

Fiona Konca@fiona-konca.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When DJ Sidwayne (Wayne Smith) asked the people of Stoke-on-Trent to “fill the street” yesterday, as he took to the decks outside The Unicorn Inn in honour of his son Nathan (who tragically passed away earlier this month), the response was phenomenal, and the afternoon unforgettable.

When DJ Sidwayne (Wayne Smith) asked the people of Stoke-on-Trent to “fill the street” yesterday, as he took to the decks outside The Unicorn Inn in honour of his son Nathan (who tragically passed away earlier this month), the response was phenomenal, and the afternoon unforgettable.

Things got much worse when people started holding tiny little clip-on microphones instead of clipping them on. youtu.be/IjMwyHGwQGk?...

YouTubers, stop holding your lav mic!

YouTube video by Heartflash Productions

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