Artist and art critic Frances Barker-Finch has been published in Modern Style and has taught in London, Manchester, Brighton, and Cambridge as well. She has written extensively on the works of David Hockney for many museums and art publications throughout Europe and the United States. An avid multi-tasker, Barker-Finch is also a partner in Fascinators Fatale, a swiftly growing upscale designer hat company based in London. She is fond of comparing her made-to-order hats to the sculptural achievements of the Masters. Wouldn't Leonardo be shocked?! Born in Liverpool in 1973, she lives with her husband, well known industrial architect Kingsley Finch, and their four children, Lucy, Warren, Tessa, and Freddy, in East Grinstead, West Sussex.