My time as an arts facilitator at the Rose Community Clubroom has come to an end due to term time break for school holidays, so thought we’d run a Zine Making workshop with the community in the final session, sharing stories and artwork reflecting the last couple weeks at the space. The whole process was fun & moving, especially seeing both the young people & parents really think & express themselves freely through mark making, collaging & design.…
Once upon time, there lived an artist named PiNS. He loved to create & so pursued his passion for art & design. One day he was very unhappy. He had completed a degree in Fashion Design but couldn’t get a job after months of trying. Feeling frustrated, he went off for a wander around town. One particular shop caught his eye…it sold baseball caps with cool designs.…
A large part of my creative practice is focused on providing better access to the arts for young people & under represented groups. I recently got the opportunity to deliver a co-created mural workshop with local residents in an unused green space in Wandsworth, as part of a community open day & a wider initiative to increase more positive growth in the area.…
Captured some moments during a visit to the Ranjit Singh exhibition at the Wallace Museum curated by Davinder Toor. Been coming here for years on & off, yet this exhibition connected more due to my own cultural roots being Punjabi. It reaffirmed the richness & abundance there once was, through the arts & way of life, and how necessary it is to continue with that very same warrior spirit Ranjit embodied & represent authentic narratives.…
Popped by the talk with Haseeb Iqbal (a broadcaster, DJ and writer) with Novelist (sick MC, producer, Grime Orginator), at Tate Modern, London. Hosted through Studiocrumb Conversations (Haseeb’s ting), it was an insightful convo sharing Novelist’s journey / process and hearing a couple of sick productions with that synth / 80s vibe, proper vibesy.
