Jake Ashe
Jake Ashe is a self-taught filmmaker based in Melbourne who directs and shoots, working as both cinematographer and storyteller across documentary and commercial work. He favours patient framing and natural light, and is drawn to people who are exact and reluctant to over-explain. He founded Ordinary Giants and co-founded Lucky Boy Agency.
- Documentary and commercial film
- Melbourne
Stories by Jake
Inside a Professional Glassblowers Workshop
Sixteen years of glass, two years of his own studio.
Why This Guy Thinks Film Photography Will Never Die
A case for slowness, grain and the wait.
Artist Studio Visit - Angharad Neal-Williams
Flat colour, quirky lines and imagined worlds.
From Negative to Print: A Complete Guide to Analog Developing
One negative, one print, and the time it takes to get there.
The Painter Who Started Painting to Heal
Painting as therapy, and as something to leave behind.
He Never Trained As An Artist. Now He's In The National Gallery.
Drawing as magic, play as a practice.
The Collage Artist Who Nearly Died at 36
Ripped paper, cut letters and a second chance.
The Reality of Being a Handmade Jeweller in Melbourne
Silver, made slowly and properly, at a bench at home.
Inside the Studio of Public Artist Abbey Rich
Art, furniture and playground, made for everyone.
Inside the Workshop: The Reality of Custom Motorcycle Building
From the home garage to a full-time workshop, one story at a time.
Artist Studio Visit: Melissa Grisancich
People, places, nostalgia, and the ugly stage in between.
Inside the Studio of Painter Sam Octigan
A slow, steady visual language, and the small leap at the end.
Why I Left Tattooing to Pursue My Passion for Painting
From the tattoo chair to the painting bench, chasing the fun.
What Happens Inside A Psychedelic Artist's Studio?
Clay, oils, Mr Cone Head and the battle between money and art.
The Chair Designed to Collapse When You Sit On It
Furniture that reaches for something that doesn't exist yet.
Inside the Epic Studio of an Abstract Artist
A second chance, and the work that came out of it.
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