ARTIST ROO WATERHOUSE HAS INVENTED THE “SHELF PORTRAIT”. SHARON DALE REPORTS ON HOW CAPTURING THE SIGNIFICANCE AND THE JOY OF TREASURED BOOKS HAS CHANGED ROO’S LIFE.

Inventing a new artistic genre is quite a feat, especially when it’s one that has mass appeal and a snappy title. Yet tucked away on the top floor of Northlight Studios in Hebden Bridge, Roo Waterhouse is largely oblivious to…