Been abit slow to update things on here, but here we are…
So over August I had the opportunity to run a two week summer programme of activity at the Rose Community Clubroom, where I’m currently working as an arts facilitator for an after school club here every Monday. I took it back to the good ol’ youth club days where a mix of arts & crafts, gaming & sports would be the main offering at the space, open to families in the local area.…
This year’s theme for the Summer Reading Challenge across Libraries will be ‘Marvellous Makers’, and happy to say I’ll be delivering ‘Marvellous Caps with PiNS’ workshops across 6 Croydon libraries. A special one, being my local Endz. Central Croydon Library (The Clocktower) was proper active back in the day. I remember going to the children’s library with Dad / Mum on a Saturday as a nipper, and then my teenage days doing my college work up on Level 2, often getting distracted by everyone & anything else, was a more a social club back then, somewhere between youth club & school, was a vibe.…
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.…
