I ran a mindful walk with Rainbow Mind in Tower Hamlets Cemetery. We made a little zine out of recycled paper and I shared prompts to help participants to connect to themselves and to the beautiful woodland around us.
I ran two upcycling workshops at Manor Park Community Garden, funded by Newham Council. We provided art materials and objects that had been donated or discarded and the group came together to make pieces of art and sculptures. A lot of the items had been left on our local streets so it also meant we were tidying up, too! All art materials was donated or reclaimed.
I took part in Heart n Soul’s regular group All Sorts; running sessions on “Art as Protest”. We made placards to be part of a fashion show, protesting or highlighting the issues that are important in our lives.
Crafty Creature Club! As part of Culture Within Newham’s Summer of Sustainability, I was commissioned for this project. I ran two sessions in Manor Park Community Garden, one as part of Jamboree in the Park and another session online. I collaborated with other artists who have a nature-connected practice. All ages were welcome to come and take part in the crafty activities; from stick-decorating, to hapa zome, printing and clay. All activities were using sustainable materials and focused on connecting to nature and community through self-expression.
I took part in TRACES festival in Tower Hamlets Cemetery and set up a shelter for humans and creatures to come and have painting conversations with me and join in with mark-making. This was part of my ongoing gallery of conversations.
I co-facilitated a workshop called ‘meet your saboteur’ where we explored this theme through mark-making, in a LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent affirming space. How does your saboteur feel in your body? Could it be represented by a creature? What does this creature want or need?
Leading an art and nature connection workshop with Manor Park Community Garden, part of the ‘Art in the Garden’ project. I invited the group to respond to prompts which helped us connect to the sounds, smells, sights and feelings of this community garden.
Leading community garden Forest School sessions at Nature Builders, Forest Gate. This is part of my Forest School Leader training.
Leading a workshop with a group of elders on art-making when out and about. In collaboration with Meet Me at the Albany and Entelechy Arts.
During our Art Babies exhibition ‘feelings are real’ at the Barbican Library, we had an ‘add yourself to the exhibition’ section where people could explore the creatures which could represent feelings, and personal headlines that they wanted to share with the world.
Zine queen Artizine / Ioana and I ran a LGBTQ+ history month walk in Newham, learning about local queer history. We then ran a plaque-making workshop in Stratford library.
I have run walks and workshops with Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group. One was an art ramble around Wanstead Park. The second was a wildflower and bee workshop where I gave prompts based on what we were learning about. The third was a day focused on skylark conservation on Wanstead Flats.
An Art Babies community mural at Stanley Road Store, during Brighton Open Studios in 2023.
I’ve run workshops with She.Her.They.Them, which were invitations for people to express themselves and connect to others through gentle and playful prompts.
Artists in residence at the Good Life Festival on the Hawarden Estate, North Wales. We ran a stick-painting workshop and painted portraits of humans and creatures.
