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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.   
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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
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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
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