I currently work
as an art teacher
in a secondary school in the
South Wales Valleys.
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I have graduated in an MA
in Arts Health and Wellbeing
at the University of South
Wales Cardiff.
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My love of nature
and my first hand experience of it
as a healing process inspires my ownpractice.
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The immersive and
mindful experience of being in
a natural environment
influences
my photography.
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The ambiguous and delicate
comparison between
a photograph and a painting emerges
as I manipulate the images.
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A little lane, the brook runs close beside
And spangles in the sunshine while the fish glide swiftly by
John Clare, On a lane in spring
Recent Project Work
Young Arts for Change
January 2023 - Young Arts for Change
Working with Grangetown Pavilion Youth Forum
alongside two other artists, to enhance engagement
with art, delivering practical workshops.
Being part of Grangetown's first youth arts festival.
Funded by Cardiff and Vale UHB, The Barings Foundation and National Lottery. The project focused on developing creative processes and enhancing practical skills of the members of Grangetown Youth Forum, a multi- cultural, enthusiastic group. Working alongside artist Louise Jensen and film maker Joe Kelly they developed characters , produced artwork, and film which will be exhibited in the very first Youth Art Festival in Grangetown this July.
Fascinating Facts Activity Sheet
February 2022 - Butterfly Fascinating Facts Pre School Activity Sheet .
I designed and produced an interactive fact sheet for pre school settings. The sheet was funded by MCC, Monlife, Welsh Government and Resilient, Greater Gwent (RGG)
The RGG Sustainable Communities work stream has already produced videos and pollinator packs about pollinating insects to inform a range of audiences, including schools, volunteer groups and local decision-makers. These 3 elements of the 2022 Pollinator Project will complement this work, providing a practical means of community engagement with groups which have not previously been targeted to participate in this vitally important work. It will also provide training opportunities for teacher and play leaders.
Practical Art Workshops in Primary Schools Promoting Biodiversity
April 2022 - Working as part of The Nature isn’t Neat project I delivered practical workshops within 5 schools in the Gwent Green Grid area. The purpose of which was to engage with the pupils about pollinator decline and why we all need to consider what we can do differently to help them recover.
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The Nature Isn’t Neat project aimed to establish a joined-up approach to the management of green spaces, also known as Green Infrastructure (GI), to create wildflower-rich pollinator habitats across 5 local authority areas (Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen)
The project was delivered as part of the Gwent Green Grid Partnership, to engage with local communities across South-East Wales, raising awareness of pollinator decline and encouraging community ownership and empowerment to deliver actions that will help them recover.
July 2022 - I Designed and produced a digital resource/learning pack to support teachers in their delivery of biodiversity based learning sessions within the theme of ‘Exploring the Natural Environment through the Expressive Arts. Making clear links with The New Curriculum for Wales.
The digital resource/learning pack was followed up by the provision of pilot/training days for teaching staff, with a focus on delivering education on the theme of biodiversity and wellbeing, with an element of outdoor learning through the 5 disciplines of the Expressive Arts.
The resource/training was “teacher friendly” and equipped teaching staff with the skills to deliver a programme of meaningful lessons with clear links to the new Curriculum for Wales.