Meet your hosts
Alice
Alice Sheppard Fidler is the founder and director of The Hide artist retreat and a practicing fine artist working in installation, sculpture, and performance.
Alice exhibits nationally and internationally and teaches at numerous institutions in the UK, offering critique and mentoring.
She received distinction for her MA in Fine Art, and 1st Class Hons for her BA in Textile Design from which she went on to work as a set designer for the film and television industry for 18 years.
“I wanted to create an inspiring place for my family and others to enjoy.”
Piers
Piers Leigh, Alice’s husband, is a Director of Photography whose documentary work over the last 20 years has taken him throughout the world. He has shot in varied and extreme conditions working with the planets most eminent scientists and thinkers.
Piers also operates on drama productions, is an Associate Member of the Association of Camera Operators, and delivers camera training and mentoring to a wide variety of students and early career operators.
“I enjoy traveling for work but love coming home to such a creative setting.”