Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

Go behind the scenes, though the big red door and join us on a journey through "The Beastiary" and Mr Cleaver's Monsters. Full of mystical creations this is the Leicester studio space where Tom Cleaver brings his Dragons and Hindu Gods into reality. We meet Cosmia, Brimstone and other Dragons used in Cosmopolitan Arts Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations being prepared for 2024's event and learn about Toms design process taking cues from nature and the study of animal bones etc.

Witness the battle of Cyclist vs Mud at the Leicestershire Cyclocross League meeting, round 7, hosted by Leicester Forest Cycling Club at Mallory Park race circuit in Leicestershire. In the midst of Storm Isha's arrival, this cyclocross race turned into a struggle against the elements. Cyclists faced not only the challenging terrain but also the relentless high winds, amplifying the difficulty of navigating the muddy course.

Filmed during a week of sub zero temperatures in Leicester I attempt to capture the enchanting beauty of a frozen fountain in the cities Town Hall Square. The icicles of water form intricate formations on the fountains carvings and statues creating a scene lifted from a winter wonderland, the usual chaotic and loud splash of the water replaced with the silence of a motion frozen in time. Bonus image my picture featured on the BBC East Midlands Today weather forecast with Rich Davis !.  (See below)

On a very cold weekend in early January 2024 round 6 of the Leicestershire Cyclocross League returned to Misterton Hall Near Lutterworth. The course twists and turns making it`s way though the grounds of the hall challenging riders with a variety of gradients, surfaces and environments from woodland to open countryside. 2024`s event was hosted by Mrs Craven (owner of Misterton Hall) and The Welland Valley Cycling Club. My film features a look at the event on the Sunday and starts at the race village and pits area before heading to the start line with a backdrop of the hall and lake, we follow the riders through the woodland area of the course moving through the trees and various woodland features. then it`s back into the open as the course takes a lakeside route before heading back to the finish line and the pits where the bikes are hosed down ready for their next race.

CONTAINS FLASHING IMAGES THROUGHOUT A look at Emergence by This Is Loop on display in Leicester at "The Circle". The interactive piece featuring lights, sound and reflective surfaces describes itself as a sanctum within which to consider the dynamic interplay between order and chaos and the momentous role this plays in systems, life, the self, the universe and beyond. Featuring reflective surfaces throughout the work invites the viewer to interpret a previously familiar place in a new and interesting way in this instance (rather appropriately) the buildings around Leicesters "The Circle". Containing approx 14000 LED "pixels" synchronised to a soundtrack by ‘NYX: Electronic Drone Choir’ throughout the entire structure, the reflections form optical illusions of both spheres and grids as the viewer moves around and through the work. In Leicester the artwork is presented by Bid Leicester.

A naughty pair of Elves ride their powered sleigh through Food Central at Fosse Park in Leicester, handing out candy and generally being mischievous.  we join them as they weave through Christmas shoppers bringing smiles and festive laughter to all who encounter them.

One magical evening during the festive season a group of talented craters got together and transformed not one, but all three postboxes in the village of Newbold Verdon with fantastically festive postbox toppers, Santa and Mrs Claus feature on one, while another on Main Street (next to Liberteas Tea Room) features a gathering of woodland creatures of all kinds around a Christmas Tree, lastly up by the Primary School we find two snowmen rolling snowballs in the snow.