WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
I love working with other people by running workshops and sharing what we know.
I run clay and pottery painting workshops both at my own studio, as well as in education and social/ community settings. They can be one or two day taster sessions or a programme that is designed to run over several weeks.
I have experience in working with all ages - toddlers to adults. Additionally, I have experience in working with people with learning or behavioural difficulties, and also have run sessions with gifted and talented groups.
With so many educational establishments without kiln facilities, this is an ideal offering to provide pupils with a chance to experience the magic of clay and see their bare clay work transform to a solid irreversible state. It's a wonderful opportunity to link into so many parts of the curriculum, if that is the aim. It covers not only art and design, but also elements of maths and chemistry. It also lends itself to a wider context - research, planning and design, display and exhibition and importantly, collaborative work.
And it's also wonderful simply to just play.
Following that, I ran several countywide workshops, most recently for Fermynwoods Contemporary Art with teenage pupils from Northants Complementary Education Academy on their regular artists programme. In December I ran my first Teacher Training day on behalf of Fermynwoods Contemporary. In the past few years, I have also run workshops at Woollaston school with Year 8 and 9 as well as with GCSE and 'A' level students. At De La Pre school, I ran workshops with Year 5 and 6 pupils in support of the Darren Banks exhibition at Fishmarket, Northampton - part of the Flow project, nominated for best Lottery funded Olympiad Arts project.
I received mentoring on the Arts Practice course with ceramicist Sebastian Blackie, through Creative Northants with creative consutant and business advisor to artists Morag Ballantyne and through Northants County Artists in Education scheme with education specialist Emma Hollis.
I am always happy to discuss workshop or project opportunities. Please give me a call or drop me an email.
I run clay and pottery painting workshops both at my own studio, as well as in education and social/ community settings. They can be one or two day taster sessions or a programme that is designed to run over several weeks.
I have experience in working with all ages - toddlers to adults. Additionally, I have experience in working with people with learning or behavioural difficulties, and also have run sessions with gifted and talented groups.
With so many educational establishments without kiln facilities, this is an ideal offering to provide pupils with a chance to experience the magic of clay and see their bare clay work transform to a solid irreversible state. It's a wonderful opportunity to link into so many parts of the curriculum, if that is the aim. It covers not only art and design, but also elements of maths and chemistry. It also lends itself to a wider context - research, planning and design, display and exhibition and importantly, collaborative work.
And it's also wonderful simply to just play.
Following that, I ran several countywide workshops, most recently for Fermynwoods Contemporary Art with teenage pupils from Northants Complementary Education Academy on their regular artists programme. In December I ran my first Teacher Training day on behalf of Fermynwoods Contemporary. In the past few years, I have also run workshops at Woollaston school with Year 8 and 9 as well as with GCSE and 'A' level students. At De La Pre school, I ran workshops with Year 5 and 6 pupils in support of the Darren Banks exhibition at Fishmarket, Northampton - part of the Flow project, nominated for best Lottery funded Olympiad Arts project.
I received mentoring on the Arts Practice course with ceramicist Sebastian Blackie, through Creative Northants with creative consutant and business advisor to artists Morag Ballantyne and through Northants County Artists in Education scheme with education specialist Emma Hollis.
I am always happy to discuss workshop or project opportunities. Please give me a call or drop me an email.
EXPERIENCE
Dec 2015 The Complimentary Education Academy of Northants, SGL Fermynwoods - leading a one day teacher training day in ceramics
Oct 2015 - Portfolio Innovation Centre and Burns Street Studios - independent studio workshops
July 2016
Mar 2016 St James Primary School Northampton - Ceramics workshop inspired by St Peter's Church, Northampton - commissioned by Churches
Conservation Trust and funded by National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies
Sept 2015 - LALU Project, Peepul Centre Leicester - Series of ceramics workshops as part of a health and wellbeing music and visual arts project
Mar 2016 commissioned by Arts in Health Leicestershire and Arts Council UK. Work will be exhibited at the centre and then be taken as part of a
roadshow
Sept 2015 - East Hunsbury Primary School Northampton - After school animation club, including claymation and working with other materials
Feb 2016
Jan 2016 Fermynwoods Contemporary Art and Northamptonshire Complementary Education - animation workshops using different materials
Mar 2013 Fermynwoods Contemporary Art - Clay workshops with pupils from Northamptonshire Complementary Education
Jan 2013 National Centre for Craft & Design - Ceramics demonstration
Dec 2012 National Centre for Craft & Design - Ceramics demonstration at Gifted.12 fair
Feb 2012 Fermynwoods Contemporary Art - workshops
Sep 2012 Bathing Beauties Festival, Sutton-on-Sea - Ceramics make & take session at the beach
Dec 2012 Portfolio Innovation Centre - Independent adult workshops in own studio
Jun 2011 Wollaston School - Clay workshops with years 7 & 8
Jun 2011 De La Pre Primary School - Clay workshop with pupils in Years 3 & 4 in support of Darren Banks exhibition. Part of Cultural Olympiad Flow
countywide project, currently shortlisted as Best Arts Project with National Lottery
Nov 2011 Wollaston School - Clay workshops with GCSE and ‘A’ level students
2010 - 2011 Magnolia Studios, Northampton - Clay workshops as a guest artist including hen party, 18th birthday party, weekend tasters with pottery
wheel demos, organisation team building days
Mar 2010 Crafts & Quilts shop, Weedon - Clay workshops making ceramic buttons with regular quilters
Jun 2010 Adrenalin Alley, Corby - Twilight clay workshops with teenagers as a calm alternative with an adrenaline environment - part of the Cultural
Olympiad
2009 Spring Lane and Castle Primary Schools - Clay workshops
2006 Leicester School for Girls - Clay workshops making mural for the school
2005 - 2007 Northampton Baby Show - First ceramicist at baby show to do clay hand impressions
2005 - 2007 Rushden & then Raunds Teenage Mum Group with Connexions - Ran hand impressions and painting session
2004 - 2007 Wellingborough SmArt festival, Wooldale Holiday club, Esporta Health Club, Brixworth Country Park and alternative venues and people’s
homes - Clay workshops for birthday parties, ladies nights.
Nov 2004 Preston Hedges Primary School, Northampton - Pottery painting workshops
Oct 2015 - Portfolio Innovation Centre and Burns Street Studios - independent studio workshops
July 2016
Mar 2016 St James Primary School Northampton - Ceramics workshop inspired by St Peter's Church, Northampton - commissioned by Churches
Conservation Trust and funded by National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies
Sept 2015 - LALU Project, Peepul Centre Leicester - Series of ceramics workshops as part of a health and wellbeing music and visual arts project
Mar 2016 commissioned by Arts in Health Leicestershire and Arts Council UK. Work will be exhibited at the centre and then be taken as part of a
roadshow
Sept 2015 - East Hunsbury Primary School Northampton - After school animation club, including claymation and working with other materials
Feb 2016
Jan 2016 Fermynwoods Contemporary Art and Northamptonshire Complementary Education - animation workshops using different materials
Mar 2013 Fermynwoods Contemporary Art - Clay workshops with pupils from Northamptonshire Complementary Education
Jan 2013 National Centre for Craft & Design - Ceramics demonstration
Dec 2012 National Centre for Craft & Design - Ceramics demonstration at Gifted.12 fair
Feb 2012 Fermynwoods Contemporary Art - workshops
Sep 2012 Bathing Beauties Festival, Sutton-on-Sea - Ceramics make & take session at the beach
Dec 2012 Portfolio Innovation Centre - Independent adult workshops in own studio
Jun 2011 Wollaston School - Clay workshops with years 7 & 8
Jun 2011 De La Pre Primary School - Clay workshop with pupils in Years 3 & 4 in support of Darren Banks exhibition. Part of Cultural Olympiad Flow
countywide project, currently shortlisted as Best Arts Project with National Lottery
Nov 2011 Wollaston School - Clay workshops with GCSE and ‘A’ level students
2010 - 2011 Magnolia Studios, Northampton - Clay workshops as a guest artist including hen party, 18th birthday party, weekend tasters with pottery
wheel demos, organisation team building days
Mar 2010 Crafts & Quilts shop, Weedon - Clay workshops making ceramic buttons with regular quilters
Jun 2010 Adrenalin Alley, Corby - Twilight clay workshops with teenagers as a calm alternative with an adrenaline environment - part of the Cultural
Olympiad
2009 Spring Lane and Castle Primary Schools - Clay workshops
2006 Leicester School for Girls - Clay workshops making mural for the school
2005 - 2007 Northampton Baby Show - First ceramicist at baby show to do clay hand impressions
2005 - 2007 Rushden & then Raunds Teenage Mum Group with Connexions - Ran hand impressions and painting session
2004 - 2007 Wellingborough SmArt festival, Wooldale Holiday club, Esporta Health Club, Brixworth Country Park and alternative venues and people’s
homes - Clay workshops for birthday parties, ladies nights.
Nov 2004 Preston Hedges Primary School, Northampton - Pottery painting workshops
