Classes, Workshops and Teaching
I run drawing classes, deliver bespoke workshops in both drawing and digital skills and have taught digital producing skills at postgraduate level. I also mentor young people through Arts Emergency.
Charcoal Drawing in Walderchain Wood
I am working with the brilliant woodsman and environmentalist Mark Saich to run charcoal making and drawing days in Walderchain Wood, near Canterbury.
You’ll learn to make your own charcoal over an open fire, using local materials, then spend time drawing in the managed woodland space.
There are upcoming dates in July and September 2024.
Life Drawing and Portrait Classes
I tutor regular Life Drawing Classes in Canterbury and Sevenoaks through Kent Adult Education. Currently, for summer term 2024, these are:
Tuesday, 19-21h Life Drawing (Canterbury)
Wednesday, 10-1230h Beginners Portraits (Sevenoaks)
Wednesday, 1330-1530h Life Drawing (Sevenoaks)
Friday, 10-12h Life Drawing (Canterbury)
Friday, 13-1530h Life Drawing and Painting - Long Pose Workshop (Canterbury)
You can find and book these classes through the KAE website.
I also run a a few one-day creative life drawing sessions on Saturdays, each term. Check for upcoming Creative Life Drawing dates on the KAE website.
Creative Workshops
I design and run in-person and online workshops for corporate clients including LEGO Digital Consumer Engagement, public festivals like Strangelove at the Turner Contemporary, conferences like MIX2019, and local community groups.
Women Drawing Themselves - a two hour class which will talk you through the history of self-portraits by women, and encourage you to draw your own versions of the artworks. You’ll finish off by sitting for portraits by the group.
Drawing for People who Think They Can’t Draw - an hour of drawing together over zoom, designed to get you over your fear of the blank page and get you enjoying making marks… whilst drawing each other.
AR (Augmented Reality) drawing workshops - using simple technology to draw in 3D on your phone, responding to place and creative prompts, then turning drawings in to shareable stories for social media.
Sharing Joy - using collage and drawing to think about how we could use our digital platforms to spread joy.
Talks and Public Speaking
I have given talks and presentations on everything from what Rembrandt can teach us about our attitudes to robots; how the WI might save us during a zombie apocalypse; the cultural history of the vacuum cleaner; to my experience with documenting a decade of family dementia care and bereavement publicly on social media.
That last one is funnier than it sounds.
Digital Production Skills Training
I co-designed and ran the National Film and Television School’s first postgraduate diploma in Creative Producing for digital platforms, and designed and delivered courses in digItal problem-solving skills for FutureLearn and the University of Leeds. I’ve produced BAFTA, Emmy and RTS Award-winning digital projects.
I run workshops introducing digital producing, user-centred design for digital projects, prototyping skills, and digital strategy for clients across the creative and GLAM sectors, including the Arts Marketing Association, Tŷ Pawb, The Gulbenkian Arts Centre, the Pervasive Media Studio and BBC Academy.
One-to-One Mentoring
If you’re a creative practitioner who might need help turning ideas in to structured project plans, or tackling digital projects at any scale from a personal website to a full VR app, I can help you clarify your thinking and process, and mentor you through production. I’m always happy to have a coffee and chat together to work out where you’re stuck, what you need, and if I can help. Get in touch!