Experience

Pallant House Gallery

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Artist

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Working with the Education and Learning Department to develop a new CPD offer for teachers of both Primary and Secondary to use the collection and workshops as a cross-curricular resource. Working with the Education and Learning Department to develop a new CPD offer for teachers of both Primary and Secondary to use the collection and workshops as a cross-curricular resource.



National Maritime Museum

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Families Programme

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  mainly work with families with under 5s in the Play Tuesdays programme. I use handling objects and creative arts play to engage children and carers together with concepts explored in the museum mainly work with families with under 5s in the Play Tuesdays programme. I use handling objects and creative arts play to engage children and carers together with concepts explored in the museum



Octopus Inc

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Artist

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Working as part of a team of creatives to deliver excellent, immersive events for parents and very young children. We provide enlivening and creative environments in museums, galleries, nurseries, in fact any accessible venue in which children and carers are invited to explore, engage and experiment. We also offer bespoke training, mentoring and creative consultancy. Working as part of a team of creatives to deliver excellent, immersive events for parents and very young children. We provide enlivening and creative environments in museums, galleries, nurseries, in fact any accessible venue in which children and carers are invited to explore, engage and experiment. We also offer bespoke training, mentoring and creative consultancy.



Pantry Project

• United Kingdom
• Retail Art Supplies

• Lead Artist

  • Mar 2011 - Present

  Delivering visual workshops for Young People with learning difficulties around the theme of food and eating. Working as part of a mixed team of multi-disciplined artists to create stimulating and engaging residential courses. Working as part of a team to develop a training package for carers and professionals. Delivering visual workshops for Young People with learning difficulties around the theme of food and eating. Working as part of a mixed team of multi-disciplined artists to create stimulating and engaging residential courses. Working as part of a team to develop a training package for carers and professionals.



Open Sesame / Octopus Inc

• Lead Artist

  • 2011 - 2013

  Working as part of a team of 6 Lead Artists we are mentoring 15 trainees in 30+ nurseries in the South East develop their practice working with EYPS. We are delivering group training days as well as individual sessions. Along side the Team are working to produce an exciting and innovative event to inspire EY creativity to tour the nurseries. Working as part of a team of 6 Lead Artists we are mentoring 15 trainees in 30+ nurseries in the South East develop their practice working with EYPS. We are delivering group training days as well as individual sessions. Along side the Team are working to produce an exciting and innovative event to inspire EY creativity to tour the nurseries.



London Children's Museum

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Action Research Artist

  • Jul 2011 - May 2012

  Working with a nursery to develop ideas and inspiration for the new Children's Museum for London Working with a nursery to develop ideas and inspiration for the new Children's Museum for London


Creative Partnerships
• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Artist

  • Oct 2010 - May 2011


Groundwork

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultation Workshops

  • Jun 2009 - Feb 2011

  Run creative workshops for different groups as part of Open Space Community Consultation Events, to enable the views of children to be included in the consultation. Run creative workshops for different groups as part of Open Space Community Consultation Events, to enable the views of children to be included in the consultation.


Discover
• Business Consulting and Services
• Designer and Workshop Leader

  • Nov 2006 - Nov 2010