I was invited back to Chemnitz in Germany after such a brilliant time last year! I once again taught pottery for 4 days at the Makers United Festival, alongside some fantastic artists from around the world!
I visited Beckfoot Thornton to teach two abstract portraiture and mark making workshops to year 8 classes. They are currently learning about emotion in art so we were able to incorporate emotions into our final pieces. I started by showing them different mark making techniques and how to use their tools in a nonconventional way, and as always, encouraged them to paint a section using their fingers! With my exhibition just finishing in Thornton, I was able to bring in examples of my paintings, which some students recognised from visiting the exhibition!
I visited Chemnitz for a week as part of Bradford 2025, Leeds 2023 and Chemnitz 2025 for the Makers United festival in Germany. Joined with an incredible group of creatives from Bradford, Leeds, Slovenia, Germany and Finland, we all passed our passions onto every single visitor for a week. I met so many incredible people and have formed some wonderful friendships to bring back home. To teach pottery for a week in the glorious sun has been an absolute dream. We had the chance to look around the most beautiful city and explore hidden areas, maker spaces and look at all the incredible buildings.
I am currently working for Young Masters visual Arts School as their in house Pottery and Painting Teacher, as well as their Bronze and Silver Award Teacher
I was invited to teach a clay workshop with year 10 and 11 GCSE Art Students at a local school to help them with their sketchbook and Natural Forms Project
Hand Building Pottery Classes
Paint and Sip Classes
Felted Flower Workshop working with South Square Center
Workshop was taught at two residential homes in Thornton with ages between 50 - 80
Digital iPad Drawing with South Square Center
Workshop was taught to children aged between 4 - 14 using Brushes Redux
Clay Bauble Workshop working with South Square Center
Workshop was taught at two residential homes in Thornton with ages between 50 - 80
Mosaic Coaster Workshop working with South Square Center
Workshop was taught at two residential homes in Thornton with ages between 50 - 80
