Workshops with BA Fine Art Students

University of Salford

March 2025

Participants were invited to bring their unwanted art (e.g. testers, or a piece they'd previously given up on) and rework it into something new. I offered up some of my old work as well. The aim was to create a relaxed atmosphere where they could forget the isolation and 'pressure to produce' we can feel when making art, studying at uni, and more generally in our day to day lives.

The workshops were very well-received. Participant feedback: “I feel much more awake now and my mood has lifted. It has been great to create work without worrying about the outcome. I'd like a longer session - it was so fun!”

Work in progress

I started experimenting with texture paste last year. More recently, I have been using it with watercolour on wood boards. These materials allow me to create a sense of movement and energy - particularly with the blue tones, which are reminiscent of crashing waves. I'm really enjoying the process and will continue to develop this series.

Into the Light

Platform One Gallery, Todmorden

March - April 2025

Three of my texture paste pieces have been included in Platform One Gallery's open exhibition, Into the Light, which welcomes and celebrates the Spring. The pink/orange piece is inspired by sunset skies, and the two landscapes aim to capture the ever-changing light in the beautiful Calder Valley.

Blackburn Open Exhibition

Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

Jan - March 2025

My acrylic painting of my Nan's living room was included in the BM&AG 2025 Open Exhibition. This piece is special to me because her house has been such a stable and consistent place throughout my life, but I also think it's a familiar and comforting scene that many people can recognise or identify with in their own ways.

Postcard Art

Water Street Gallery, Todmorden

Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

I created two emulsion transfers of wintery scenes for the Postcard Art call-out at Water Street Gallery. These were displayed alongside larger pieces from the Seeds of Change exhibition.

I love postcard-sized art because it's accessible, affordable and welcomes a broad range of styles and mediums.

Emulsion transfers can have an ethereal, worn quality to them. For me, they show how photographs can represent faded memories. I think transfers work well as small-scale pieces because, when leaning in and looking closely, viewers will notice the layers, marks and textures created naturally through the process.