Through the magic of social media, I found out about the ‘Between The Tides’ swim-lit festival happening in Whitstable. It was a swimming literary festival, I had to go! This festival helped me to put into words what I have been feeling about swimming for a while now and why I have made it a […]
Category archives: Creativity
40 swims for 40 years
I turned 40 mid June this year. I am very much seeing it as a cause for celebration, and my friends and family, especially my husband, have helped me a great deal in that. Recently I have been getting into open water swimming, I have always loved swimming and it has been instrumental to me […]
Capturing the creativity of schools
At the end of last term I was utterly privileged to be commissioned by the Royal Opera House Bridge to capture the creative essence of schools who are going to be featured in their book of best arts practice within a variety of schools. It was wonderful to go and see nine different schools from across […]
Having your own space
I am one of the few consultants in my field (arts & culture/not for profit), who has their own website. I have love affairs with social media and then stop. I invest lots of time Tweeting and sharing links. I post lots of photos. And then stop. I’ve had a lot of thoughts about Instagram, […]
Amanda Palmer makes me deeply uncomfortable
Amanda Palmer is a musician, writer and all round artist. Her relationship with her fans is legendary and intimate- she will sofa surf at her fan’s place and she was one of the first artists to fund an album via Kickstarter. Just do a quick Google search to see how contentious she is – she […]
Dabbling in hobbies
I’ve always had lots of things on the go and I am always attracted to learning something new. I’ve finally realised that it is ok for me to try things out and see if I like them, and I love doing ‘taster’ sessions of new skills and crafts. I may take them up for a […]
Soul of a nation
Visiting the Tate’s Soul of a Nation exhibition reminded me how important art is, how it has the power to show others how things are, highlighting what is happening, both positive and negative. This is an extremely well curated show, with the first rooms shocking in their intensity and the outright hatred and violence that […]
Real Equal Access
These days I am doing quite well physically, I haven’t used my wheelchair since February, and I am gradually pushing myself to do a little more and more over time. It is paying off and I am now able to go and do all day photography shoots, run workshops etc. It is wonderful. None the […]
Thurrock Art Trail now live!
The Thurrock Art Trail is now live and happening in Thurrock. You can find out more here I’m exhibiting at Thameside Theatre, Grays town centre and it’s open until the 30 July – although the Thameside is closed on a Sunday, so if you want to see my exhibition it closes on the 29th. There […]
Photography in the community
I’ve been running a series of photography workshops across Thurrock, as part of the Thurrock Art Trail 2017, where I am a featured artist. I wrote a blog post for ThAT: During this project, funded by ACE, and culminating in an exhibition at the Thameside Theatre, as part of the 2017 Thurrock Art Trail, I […]