Social Arts Practice, Workshops & Creative Facilitation
ASN and complex needs
I specialise in creating inclusive and inspiring art workshops and creative events for both children and adults with additional support needs and other barriers to engagement. A particular highlight of my work with these communities was project managing ‘We Grow Together’, an ambitious installation with the charity UPMO featuring a forest of 100+ trees, embedded soundscapes, and digital media created by participants with learning disabilities and autism across the Lothians.
I also lead personalised 1-1 creative play sessions with young people with ASN as part of Play, Sense, Create at Whale arts, which is one of the most joyful and creatively liberating things I've ever experienced! Below are some examples of work with adults and young people with complex needs.
'We Grow Together'
Multi sensory arts installation and exhibition with adults with learning disabilities and autism. Co-conceived, designed and created with the wonderful students of UPMO.
Panto and Costumes!
Costume design and creation workshop with adults with learning disabilities, and images of Upmo's wonderful Panto, in which I starred as the evil fairy queen!
Stop Motion Animations
Animation workshop using hand crafted 3D models to create short stop motion tales and sequences.
3D Hive Tiles project
Project looking at nature and native Scottish plant and animal species. We used hexagonal mountboard pieces to create a multimedia hive installation piece!
Questions? Interesting stories? Exciting project ideas for which you seek colourful collaborators? Please don't hesitate to get in touch!
