The Home Studio Bubble
A micro-residency and performative piece, behind glass at Gallery 35-37. Folkestone
June 2021
A week long project in which the boundaries between 'home' and 'studio' became blurred. The public could walk past and watch the making/thinking/living process. With no real interaction possible, the 'fairy tale weaving in the tower' idea referred back to the virtual screens and language bubbles that have become our worlds during the pandemic.
Mixed media and domestic objects.
Little Word Weaving
V&A Museum of Childhood
2017
A text based activity to co-incide with Micheal Morpugo: A Lifetime in Stories, visitors to the exhibition could select words from Morpurgo;s novels and help 'embroider' them onto a large wall piece to create a colourful landscape of words. Those with time could also make their own small work to takeaway. Amazing what we could make in a few hours! More to follow...
Once Upon a Piece of Paper
Royal Academy of the Arts
2017
A Family drop-in Day.
Uncovering the limitless possibilities of paper. Participants cut and contorted maps, atlases and prints from the RA collection, creating an intricate folded journeys. Options to join in on a collaborative installation 'or make your own takeaway tower of triangular tales'. We had great fun!
Zine making
Studio Voltaire
2006
Working with a Yr 6 class to make a magazine; peer initiated and directed, the project involved super heroes, code languages, aliens, fashion shows, drama and story-boarding. Helped by a graphic designer and writer, the children’s ideas were worked into a magazine to accompany a Bookworks exhibition at Studio Voltaire.
GCSE boys’ Gallery project
Studio Voltaire and GCSE Art class
2005
A mixed-ability class from Peckham in London; they drew on artist Craig Fisher’s installation to create their own exhibition in the side space at Studio Voltaire
Family Drawing to Music
Robert Phillips Gallery
2007
Families drew and collaged, inspired by a live pianist, making a large collaborative paper wall-hanging over the course of a day