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After a 16 year career in the City and two children I decided on a change of direction. Having always had a passion for the arts, I embarked on a foundation in Art and Design followed by a degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths University. The experience completely changed my outlook on life and since graduating in 2010 I have combined my passion for teaching with my own art practice.
I believe it is vital that children (and adults for that matter!) have access to a wide range of materials and processes and have the opportunity to make art in a supportive but non-prescriptive environment. The process of both making and thinking about art helps children in all areas of their learning as it fosters skills such as decision-making, problem-solving and creative risk taking, in an environment where there are no mistakes but just experiments that have unexpected outcomes.
Since graduating in 2010 I have worked as a teaching assistant in a secondary school and an art outreach teacher devising curriculum-linked art lessons for children from year 1 to year 6, I have run a primary school art club, and I currently work for arts organisation Q-Art conducting research into art education and devising and running workshops for young people aged 14 to 18, and undergraduate students and staff. I also hold a City and Guilds Teaching and Training qualification and I am the proud recipient of an Accessart star!
I have jointly published two Q-Art books of interviews about fine art higher education. The first, 15 Methods: 20 Questions, explores the process, value and potential of art education, and Professional Practice 20 Questions, explores how undergraduate students are prepared for life after their course.
I hold an enhanced DBS certificate (used to be called CRB check)
Here is my AccessArt star!
I believe it is vital that children (and adults for that matter!) have access to a wide range of materials and processes and have the opportunity to make art in a supportive but non-prescriptive environment. The process of both making and thinking about art helps children in all areas of their learning as it fosters skills such as decision-making, problem-solving and creative risk taking, in an environment where there are no mistakes but just experiments that have unexpected outcomes.
Since graduating in 2010 I have worked as a teaching assistant in a secondary school and an art outreach teacher devising curriculum-linked art lessons for children from year 1 to year 6, I have run a primary school art club, and I currently work for arts organisation Q-Art conducting research into art education and devising and running workshops for young people aged 14 to 18, and undergraduate students and staff. I also hold a City and Guilds Teaching and Training qualification and I am the proud recipient of an Accessart star!
I have jointly published two Q-Art books of interviews about fine art higher education. The first, 15 Methods: 20 Questions, explores the process, value and potential of art education, and Professional Practice 20 Questions, explores how undergraduate students are prepared for life after their course.
I hold an enhanced DBS certificate (used to be called CRB check)
Here is my AccessArt star!
We need art...to challenge us... to help us think... to try out ideas... to grow... to give us confidence... to find out who we are... to reflect... to live... to communicate...
