There is a potential artist in everyone and I have over thirty years of experience working across the age and ability range. I devise and deliver quality art workshops and courses, as well as offer professional development training and mentoring. Over the years I have developed an extensive toolkit of special methods to facilitate each participants creativity. I also regularly work with other practitioners on collaborative, performance-based workshops.

In 2012 I was honoured with a Members Award from the Action for Children’s Arts for my ‘outstanding contribution to the enrichment of children’s lives through the arts’.

My annual Connected Drawing course takes place at Trigonos in Snowdonia, a wonderful residential retreat centre. The next course is on 20-24 May 2018.

Workshops and courses are tailored to suit your needs. Please contact me to discuss details.

 

Developing Dylan 2014 5m01s

Workshop with performance poet Martin Daws for excluded pupils.

 

Criw Celf ii 2010
09m 00s
Criw Celf is an art club to enable young people age 7 – 12 from Gwynedd to participate in artist-led workshops.

Criw Celf iii 2010
4m19s

Drawing with Light: Bruntcliffe School 2010
13m 35s
A group of 6th Form students draw with the video projection technology during a three-day residency, at Bruntcliffe School, Morley in Leeds. Musicians from Opera North joined us for the second day when the students drew the music and the musicians.

MidFrame 2011
04m 12s
In collaboration with Christine Watkins as part of her performance project Tide Tables, we delivered a one-day workshop for mid-life female creative practitioners.

Drawing with Light – IBLF workshop at Trigonos 2011
This was a taster session for participants on a training week. Professionals from a variety of backgrounds met to work on Partnership Brokering. This session was to offer a different view of creativity in partnership. Most of the participants do not normally draw.

 

Red Riding Hood 
Drawing and painting collaboration between myself and the children.
Beyond Wordplay Fairytale Project: Swansea 2008

For images of my workshops browse the gallery below.