Follow the Water
Today I travelled down to Vines Park in Droitwich to meet some creative types (and the highly artistic Billy the dog) for a walking and creativity workshop. As part of The Ring‘s 21 Miles project, I have been engaging people […]
Listening to the work
Today is the day to finish off a textiles piece I’ve been working on in my current care home residency (part of the Colour Me Purple project). It is made up of many pieces of fabric, hand printed by residents […]
Found in Translation
This month I’ve had a great week working with Donnington Wood Primary School. I was commissioned by Meadow Arts to deliver a week long project at the school as part of their multicultural week. The teachers at Donnington Wood were […]
Paper Rebellion
This week I’m looking forward to a couple of days in historic Worcester, running workshops at The Commandery as part of my Paper Rebellion project. Paper Rebellion is an ACE funded year-long project (thanks to fundraiser Manda Graham) which aims […]
Introducing Rock Rose Press
As many of you know, I’m an avid fan of self publishing. After creating a found poetry pamphlet, card designs and prints of my work I thought having my own press to publish these things under would be good fun. […]
Book making workshops
I’m posting this with my tail between my legs as it’s been a whole year since anything went up on this blog. Oh well. This summer I set up some book making workshops to teach the lovely people of Shropshire […]
Found Poetry & Text Art Workshops
It’s been a great summer, and I’ve loved developing my Found Poetry & Text Art workshops. Working with lovely groups in Shrewsbury and Hay-on-Wye has been an absolute joy, and I’ll be repeating these classes on a regular basis. In the […]
Book Cover Beauty
Over the last four months, I’ve been working away on three commissions for poetry book covers. Thirza Clout is the first poet in the UK to be published by Mark Time Books (founded in Australia by Ross Donolon). Her pamphlet […]
Wenlock Time
Back in September I created a piece of artwork for Wenlock Poetry Festival 2016, which is now making it’s way into various bits of promotional material. The piece is called Wenlock Time, and is a mix of collage, paint and […]
HOME & BELONGING: AN ANTHOLOGY
I’m delighted to have two poems included in this charity anthology, which is produced by Friends of Conakry Refuge School. In 2005 the charity began to support a school for refugees in Conakry, Guinea, and advocate education as a route to a positive […]