About Simon Brooks

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Simon Brooks began telling tales in 1990 and has been a professional storyteller since 2003, working with libraries, schools, private organiztions and individuals, and museums throughout New England.

"He is a captivating storyteller for all ages. His great facial expressions, voices and physical comedy are perfectly entertaining without being 'over the top'."
-Sarah Allerton, Children's Librarian, St. Albans, VT.

Simon continues to achieve acclaim at his tellings.

Simon works primarily as a storyteller but also works as a photographer specializing in black and white art portrait photography in Orford, New Hampshire. Photographs have most recently appeared in Steven Glazer's Questing: A guide to creating community treasure hunts andin it's Polish translation! Simon's work was exhibited as part of the 10 Years of Thetford exhibit, summer 2005.

Simon has been a photographer for over 17 years, having studied at the Herefordshire College of Art and Design. Clients including the BBC, Wedgewood Pottery, Lea and Perrin's, and Survival International. He has worked in his hometown of Worcester, England, London and in the USA in Portland, Oregon and is now located in Orford, New Hampshire doing portraiture work.

Sarah Brooks has a passion for taking old furniture and turning it into something beautiful and original. She has been giving furniture "makeovers" for over 7 years. Sarah also comes up with design ideas for rubber stamps.

A little history:
DiamondScree was originally EsBee.net and was born of keeping my family and friends in the UK in touch with my own family here in the States. The EsBee was for: "S" for the initial of myself, my wife and my first son which is shared with his Great Grandfather, the "B", our family name. SB was also for Shining Brow Press, a small operation that still chugs along.

Shining Brow Press came to life in Portland, Oregon in 1998 as a vehicle to distribute poetry through a "small press" selling chap books to bookshops like Powell's and Alice's Store amongst others. It expanded into producing greeting cards from hand cut rubber stamps. These stamps are designed, cut and printed by Sarah and Simon Brooks. We are currently based in Orford, NH.

We sell original prints of our photographs, so please contact us if you are interested.
simon@diamondscree.com

Goofing around at home