Workshops
I have developed a variety of unique creative workshops geared towards young people, the local community, and professionals. From innovative textile & art processes, as a way of connecting to stories of personal heritage; to music & songwriting workshops aiding young people’s mental health through honest self expression. Projects have received support from the John Lyon's Foundation, with clients including Pitzhanger Gallery and Gunnersbury Park Museum. Find examples of workshops delivered below:
For any enquires or to request a workshop for your school or
organisation please contact bluebirdarchives@gmail.com
Heritage Tapestries
During my Jigsaw Heritage exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum I was invited to host a series of textile workshops for 14-21 year olds in partnership with the Bronze Arts Award, a qualification which seeks to develop young people’s artistic abilities alongside their research and communication skills. Day 3 focused on creating personal tapestries based on abstracted stories and memories of ancestral heritage. Participants used a variety of learned techniques including, hand embroidery, paint, collage and printmaking.
Heritage Tapestries
During my Jigsaw Heritage exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum I was invited to host a series of textile workshops for 14-21 year olds in partnership with the Bronze Arts Award, a qualification which seeks to develop young people’s artistic abilities alongside their research and communication skills. Day 3 focused on creating personal tapestries based on abstracted stories and memories of ancestral heritage. Participants used a variety of learned techniques including, hand embroidery, paint, collage and printmaking.
Heat Transfer Printing & Recycled Plastics
During my Jigsaw Heritage exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum I was invited to host a series of textile workshops for 14-21 year olds in partnership with the Bronze Arts Award, a qualification which seeks to develop young people’s artistic abilities alongside their research and communication skills. Day 2 focused on heat transfer techniques: dying fabrics, melting recycled plastics and printmaking.
Heat Transfer Printing & Recycled Plastics
During my Jigsaw Heritage exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum I was invited to host a series of textile workshops for 14-21 year olds in partnership with the Bronze Arts Award, a qualification which seeks to develop young people’s artistic abilities alongside their research and communication skills. Day 2 focused on heat transfer techniques: dying fabrics, melting recycled plastics and printmaking.
Songwriting Sessions
Supported by the John Lyon Foundation grant I delivered a series of unique songwriting workshops for Looked After Children at the Ealing Virtual School. In these ongoing songwriting sessions young people (Year 5 - Year 9) were given a platform to express themselves and learned the foundations of songwriting as a mode of alchemising any anxieties and trauma into personal superpowers through music & lyrics.
Cyanotype & Embroidery
As a visiting artist I hosted a textile workshop at Berkshire College of Agriculture for year 12 students on Cyanotype and embroidery. We explored the different variations of cyanotype printing, using photography and found flora and fauna. Final outcomes were then embellished with learned hand embroidery techniques.
Visual Creative Storytelling
During my Black History Month Exhibit at Pitzhanger Gallery, I was commissioned to host an innovative storytelling workshop for the public. These workshops encouraged participants to connect with their heritage to produce abstract poetry and collage using found materials.
Hand Weaving
During my Jigsaw Heritage exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum I was invited to host a series of textile workshops for 14-21 year olds in partnership with the Bronze Arts Award, a qualification which seeks to develop young people’s artistic abilities alongside their research and communication skills. Day 1 focused on hand weaving using yarns and scrap materials.
Songwriting & Performance
I delivered a series of unique songwriting workshops for Year 10 students at The John Roan School. The sessions were specially geared toward supporting young people’s mental health; designed to instil self-confidence, not only in their songwriting ability but also in how they communicate about themselves and the world around them. This is encouraged through sharing ideas and having a performance platform to listen to one another's creative ideas and final outcomes. 
Abstract Material Collages
During my Jigsaw Heritage exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum I was invited to host a series of textile workshops for 14-21 year olds in partnership with the Bronze Arts Award, a qualification which seeks to develop young people’s artistic abilities alongside their research and communication skills. Day 4 focused on creative collaging created from abstract blind drawing and visualisation meditations created using found/recycled materials.