The drop-in creative sessions at Morden Hall Park over August went super well & happy to share some great artworks from many young people who dropped by out of sheer curiosity & stayed creating, many for whom ‘art’ may have not been their thing, but they got stuck in & expressed themselves freely using whatever materials were available in response to their surroundings – leafy greens, rosey petals, sun blazin’, people in the river, water fights, sunbathers, families playing cards, perched reading books, dogs running about, cyclists whizzing through, fishing rods, geese boppin’ about, duck life – total nature vibes & not a phone in sight!…
Upon reflection, I cannot help but feel an overwhelming feeling of gratitude & compassion being able to share & showcase a rich heritage of which I am a part of, and feel even more closer to as a result of the connections made with the local community.…
This August I’ll be joining Morden Hall Park, part of the National Trust, for a series of free creative sessions for young people aged 14 to 18yrs.
Working across textiles, drawing & print mediums, I’ll be leading relaxed, hands-on sessions exploring observation, mark-making and composition, using the park and it’s natural surroundings as inspiration. No previous experience is needed & all materials will be provided. …
Had the pleasure of facilitating a workshop session with theatre maker Sudhar Bhuchar for her ‘Child of the Divide’ play based on the Partition of India (1947) for members at the Rose Community Clubroom, Ascalon Street, SW8 4AX
As a reference point, I shared some illustrations based on oral recordings from victims of Partition, which were commissioned by the National Archives UK back in 2023 for an educational resource pack for UK schools.…
Dad was born in Nakuru, Kenya in 1944 & Mum in Punjab, India in 1950. They got married in 1972 in Nairobi, Kenya. They arrived in the UK in 1972 & started their life together in a house flat in Wandsworth, London. Being outsiders in an unknown land, they adapted & adopted new ways of living, but never forgot their Sikh faith & found a sense of community in a local gurdwara (Sikh temple) which was being built around the corner from where they lived.…
