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Community Projects
With a committment to supporting social regeneration through art, workshops are structured to create an artistic environment where participants can enjoy themselves and develop self-esteem while learning new skills.

Portuguese Paving Project
Vauxhall City Farm, Vauxhall, London. New 20 metre long mosaic themed on Portuguese mosaic designs to include Portugese community. 20 metre pathway leading to conservation garden. Mosaic workshops with schools, community groups and local residents and and installation of mosaic.

 

 

Portuguese mosaic pathway

 
Plasterboard relief carving

 

Artist in Residence, Wendell Park School
Sculpture project with year 4, exploring a variety of sculpture techniques to the theme of wetland birds. Further commissioned to carve a bird bench for the school playground.

 

Plasterboard relief carving
   

Bird Bench for Wendell Park School
Oak carved wooden bench commissioned by school to the designs and models produced by the children in the above artist in residence program.

  "Duck" playground bench

 

Two ducks carved oak bench
   
Send wood carving workshop  

HMP Send
A series of Wood Carving Workshops for prisoners at HMP Send in Guilford (Koestler Trust). Eight large oak posts as well as smaller pieces were carved as nature markers for the new prison garden in conjunction with other workshops designed to provide prisonersa quiet space.

HMP Wood carving workshop
     

Sure Start Community Mosaic Project
A series of workshops aimed at Sure Start mothers in the Bournmouth centre. Participants helped design, make and install new mosaic to brighten up the surrounds of water fountain in playground.

  Installation of Sure Start mosaic
Installation of Sure Start mosaic by workshop participants
     
NHS soapstone carving  

NHS
Workshops in soapstone carving workshop for NHS Substance Misuse group at Patterson Centre, London.

Soapstone carving by workshop participant
   
 
 

 

 

 
 
Past Projects back

2006 Maori bone carving workshop, Poole Adult Learning, Poole
2006 Painting commission (11 large canvases) in situ for property developer's villa, Spain
2005/4 Tutor: stone carving workshops (Family Learning ), teens and adults at RACC, London
2005 Wood carving workshop for children, St Peters Church, South London
2005/4 Weekly Stone Carving workshops for Community Arts Org. (Arts Express) at London studio
2004 Soapstone carving workshops at Crossways Refugee Centre, London
2004 Community Stone Carving workshops, Peckham Pulse summer & weekends throughout year
2004 Wood Carving workshop at National Archeology Day, Tower of London
2004 Soapstone carving workshop at Family Learning Weekend, Croyden Clocktower
2004 Life Drawing Workshop for The Big Draw at St. Giles Church
2004 Stone Carving Workshop for St James Primary School, London
2004 Life Drawing Workshops for St Botolphs Homeless Centre, London
2004 Mosaics workshop at Arts Express studio, London
2003 Painting workshop for the Family Learning Weekend workshop, Croydon Clocktower
2003 Stone Carving workshop for The Big Draw, Peckham
2003 Stone Carving workshop at Damilola Taylor Centre
2003 Stone Carving workshop at Aylesbury Estate
2003 T-shirt Printing workshop at Kennington Park
2003 Mosaics workshop at Arts Express studio, London
2002 Painting workshop and Exhibition at House Gallery: Project manager/lead artist/curator for "Peckham and Me". Painting reflecting life in the community with three groups (adults, primary school, senior citizens)
2002 Wood Carving workshops at Summer of Living Art, Bromley
2002 Carving workshops, Pump House, Battersea Park
2002 Co-ordinator for five different workshops. Art Gym event for Southwark Council.
2002 Special needs Stone Carving Project: workshops for Met Police, Karrot Project
2002 Mosaic workshops artist/site manager, Balham Festival
2002 Stone Carving workshops at Dulwich Country Fayre, Art Gym
2002 Stone Carving workshop at Roehampton Community BBQ, Carve in the Community
2002 Sculpture workshop for Downham Walk Consultation Day
2001 Life Drawing workshops at Southwark Festival
2001 Stone Carving workshops for Downham Festival