I am enjoying having time out of my schedule to learn a new printing technique with the mixed media Artist Lindsey Tyson. It is an online course, and I can manage my time whilst freelancing I recommend the course, and we have a lovely group Zoom meeting with artists from around the world. To find …
The creative intervention aimed to target specific points within Dewsbury Town Centre and its periphery to gain information from the public about their thoughts, hopes and aspirations for Dewsbury as part of the regeneration project Stage one was a guerrilla-style intervention named Invisible action. I kept a distance from the chairs, observing and taking photographic …
This collection contains three interrelated glass domes. Each has a visual narrative composed and constructed from handmade, discovered, and sentimental objects; the link between them is how the materials repeat within each space. The trio continues my curiosity about our relationships with entities and is a tentative study reflecting on returning to the world after …
`Collect Your Belongings” was a community project by Six Million Plus Trust to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day and Remembering Srebrenica. The refugee community of Kirklees worked in collaboration with community artists to share stories about a precious object which they would choose if they had to quickly leave their home to flee and find refuge. …
(dys)function(ing) performance explores scenographic materials, feminine objects, and the fragility of the human condition. The intimate one to one performances invited guests to partake in the ritual of tea drinking and explore the objects on display. The collection of curated objects held significant semiotic signage on personal history which initiated conversations to occur between the …
This explorative, collaborative group performance explored various sensory dimensions, of space and time. Taking initial inspiration from the life story of the French inventor, Louis Le Prince, who lived in Leeds from 1866 and who disappeared in 1890. The performance took the audience members on a physical journey through various zones that performed various sensory …
The resonate collected developed during the curation for the Andy Banks Retrospective project. I utilised the gifted portable ‘Ensomatic’ drawing machine designed and made by Andy, the original purpose of the machine was to scribe onto paper, I adapted it by replacing the pen holder to house an etching needle to produce the etching plates. …
There was no doubt in my mind about making this exhibition happen; a showcase of Andy’s diverse creative artwork just had to be put together and made available to the public. Many hours were spent sorting through sketchbooks, journals and portfolios. Andy’s collection of artwork is vast and wide-ranging, from delicate sketches, etching plates and …