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Residency : STEAM Create to Empower

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Newcastle College April 2024-July 2024

My first residency since going freelance was all been a bit of a rush but I enjoyed it very much, from interview to first session was only a week but the students in the childcare department at Newcastle College seem to have been enjoying having a chance to experiment with new crafts. I mainly ran one off sessions giving lots of groups a chance to try some new crafts, do some team building , and learn a little bit more about creativity and tinkering.

This aim of this residency was to encourage creativity from the students and introduce the lecturers to a new way of doing activities, looking at Tinkering and how the focus on the journey is more important than focusing on the outcome.

Working with GLOW and the college I developed a series of activities that would each have a different creative focus, looking at mechanisms for simple moving toys, function over aesthetics, creating simple 3D forms, and mindful activities. Alongside running some team building sessions, with the established groups and as part of an open day for new students, to encourage them to work together and experiment.

Mosaic

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Mosaic is an interesting way to create a unique pattern and originates in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. It has always been loved by artists as it is a chance to explore colour and shape, sometimes made with specific tiles and often up cycled from other broken tiles and ceramics. We used some small glass tiles in various shapes to create a small mosaic image on a coaster, the tiles were glued to a plywood base just using PVA glue and then grouted using normal grout from a DIY store. Once the grout was dried, the coasters were cleaned up and more grout added if needed.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the activity of designing their coaster and having a nice finished product at the end.

2023 Halloween fun

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In October I ran a series of Halloween themed Mandala workshops, with adult groups and as part of the ‘Fit and Fun’ activities for children at Bullion Hall. I had a great time seeing how people use the same templates to create their own designs. All of the mandalas as ever were hand drawn by myself and then printed out ready for people to use.