Teaching, Workshops, Talks and Exhibitions

I am available to teach a range of workshops and courses in schools, Arts Centres, Colleges as well as Guilds and Textile Groups.

I have a current CRB certificate and public liability insurance.

Workshops

I have previously taught many varying textile and design courses from beginners upwards and it is from these courses that I have chosen some of the most accessible and enjoyable topics for short courses, summer schools or one day workshops.

I teach at:- Cornerstone Arts, Didcot, Fusion - Oxford's Community Arts Agency, The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury, Missenden Abbey as well as Guilds and Shops around the country.

Workshops and talks can also be arranged at your own venue. For a full list of subjects and costs, click here »

Residential Courses

Stretch Yourself... Alice's Garden

Following on from my exhibitions "Alice's House" I will be teaching "Stretch Yourself... Alice's Garden" in Mevagissy, Cornwall (near the Lost Gardens of Heligan) 2nd-9th March 2012.

For more information click here »

Exhibitions

Vale & Downland Museum - Small Worlds

Group Exhibition of art forms inspired by Small Worlds

7th June 2011 - 9th July 2011

Oxford Museum - Curiouser and Curiouser...

How Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has inspired different art forms from work by local artists.

9th July 2011 - 3rd September 2011

Farfield Mill Sedburgh - Alice's House

Solo exhibition of artwork inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. See gallery pages for images.

19th November 2011 - 1st January 2012

Talks

City & Guilds and Beyond

Hear how I began my career as a Textile Artist. I will bring samples and assessment pieces from own City & Guilds onwards and discuss how I began teaching and creating bespoke textiles.

Diamond Stitches

Science meets Textiles, learn about my community outreach projects and work as Artist in Residence at Diamond Light Source, the UK�s national synchrotron facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire

Alice's House

Following on from my exhibitions "Alice's House" I will share my inspiration and process used in creating these pieces. I will bring sketchbooks and the hangings for those who have not seen the exhibition.

Each of these talks takes approximately one hour and is in the form of a powerpoint presentation accompanied by samples and sketchbooks. The cost of each talk is �70 plus travel.

Schools

I am interested in how the approach to teaching in schools has developed from formal learning by rote where students have no control or ownership of their learning. Today, creativity and the holistic approach to study has given a sense of relevance, and attention is given to soft skills developed as part of the education process.

It is with this in mind, that I develop and teach workshops that combine my experience with working at a large scientific installation with art, design and textiles.

For details of an ongoing project with Windmill Primary, for the Cowley Road Carnival, click here »

City & Guilds

I have previously taught City & Guilds Courses in Design, Textile Decoration, Embroidery, Machine Embroidery, Beading and Felt at Gloscat. Although these courses are no longer run at this college, following are sets of samples that may be useful to current students of all textiles.

These are samples for 7900 Parts 1 & 2.