Let’s play!
For over fifteen years I’ve been running creative workshops, projects and art classes for children, teenagers and adults. I’ve worked in museums, galleries, schools, festivals, care homes, libraries and even high street shops.
Some sessions were busy drop-ins buzzing with people. Others were small groups where people talked, connected and made amazing art together.
I believe creativity should be encouraged and practised as often as possible as a way to play and express ourselves. Art without the pressure of a perfect outcome helps people open up, connect, relax and feel proud of what they’ve made.
I love creating that space: inviting people to try new materials and techniques, to share their stories or simply to get lost in the flow of making.
Selected projects
Central Saint Martins, London · 2019 - present
Teaching graphic design and art and design short courses for 13-18 year olds, helping young people find their own visual voice.
Haringey Feast, London · 2023
Workshops with care home residents, young people and community centres, using mark-making and storytelling for self-expression.
Shapes of Me, Venice & Sàrmede, Italy · 2023
A workshop exploring emotions through colour and shape, developed with the Štěpán Zavřel Foundation.
The Eye Book, Sri Lanka · 2009 - 2010
Photography, drawing and picture-book workshops in schools in Sri Lanka, including a project building children’s self-esteem through making their own books.
Also taught at
Tate Modern & Tate Britain · Uniqlo Oxford Circus · Children’s Bath Literature Festival · Shrewsbury Bookfest · Bruce Grove Castle Museum · Discovery Children’s Centre · Ottie & The Bea Bookshop · Sanghamitta Girls’ School & Royal College, Sri Lanka
Workshop themes
Doodle Town: drawing games and doodle fun
Emotions & colour, inspired by Munch
Mark-making as self-expression
Ink & water
Book & zine making
Collage techniques
Cyanotype: printing with sunlight
Foam printing for kids
Cardboard sculptures & mobiles, inspired by Calder
Cut-outs, inspired by Matisse
Mask making
Every theme can be adapted for different ages, group sizes and spaces, or I can design a new one around your exhibition, event or curriculum.
If your organisation is looking for a session designed especially for you and your audience, I’d be delighted to help. Scroll down to see more of my experience and the themes I’ve taught.
