Photo of guest writer Bishi by Gaynor Perry
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have always had an intimate relationship with The Arts; WITCiH aims to explore and expand our knowledge of women working at that intersection- past, present and future. Infact WITCiH consider all areas of STEM as creative.
Having lived in London nearly all my life and considering myself an avid music fan, as happy in the mud of Reading Festival or Glastonbury as I am in the upper balconies of the Royal Opera house weeping as the fat lady sings, I naturally jumped on an opportunity to step inside the iconic Abbey Road Studios for the first time.
Just the other day, Patrick Hussey met with Flo from Florence and the Machine, along with her pal, Mairead from the Queens of Noize to discover more about this live wire who’s set to stir our spirits during this summer of love.
I am sitting in a Shoreditch pub jacked up to near quivering on Lemsip but not just any old Lemsip. It’s the powder kind that comes in little tubes and tastes like hospital floors. I keep pouring the fizzy dust into my mouth.