In February I ran a puppet workshop across three days at my local National Trust site Sutton House. The work was a response to a project run by Golden Spies, around the House Garderobe (Tudor convenience)- the oldest toilet in Hackney. Apparently it was built for a royal visit by King Henry 8th himself! I […]
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Mathematics Mastery: Chalkboard Installations (Nov. 2014)
I was commissioned to decorate two rooms in an immersive theatre fund raiser and educational project for All Saints ARK Academy in South London. The project focused on Maths Mastery; a programme making leaps and bounds in the teaching of maths in schools using visual language as it’s prime communication tool. It was my job […]
The Breaker’s Yard Signage (Sutton House) 2014
In the summer of 2014 I painted the signage for a new conceptual garden at The National Trust’s Sutton House. The site is a Tudor House in Hackney, where the garden was used as an industrial site for many years. The project is a collaboration between The National Trust, The House of Fairy Tales and […]
The Big Draw 2014: Pavement Art at Museum Of Childhood
In October 2014, I worked on The Big Draw’s anniversary celebration of classic comic characters ‘Pip Squeak and Wilfred’. I chose pavement art as a theme, as there are several references to this way of working in the comic strip, as well as other elements of British street life. Hundreds of participants grabbed some chalk […]
Hampton Court Garden Design Animation
Here’s an animation for a pitch to create a child centred play garden in Hampton Court in. The brief was a collaboration between Dan Lobb, DaviesWhite and The House Of Fairy Tales. The animation was by Room 60. I drew some concept art work, and then the assets for the first minute (i.e. the parchment/ […]
The HoFT Examiner Media Machine (May-August 2013)
For The House Of Fairy Tales I designed and curated a media machine project in service to The HoFT Examiner newspaper and TV channel. We brought the machine to The Wilderness Festival and Open East Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where we collected and edited material to deliver a daily edition of news by […]
The House Of Fairy Tales at Canning Town animation
For a recent project pitch on behalf of The House Of Fairy Tales and Cathedral group I illustrated this animation, with Matt at Room 60.
HARVEST September 2012
For Alex James Present Harvest festival I was commissioned to design and produce a series of on site artworks and set pieces.
Bloomberg Summer Party Arts Trail 2012
SOUVENIR; Exhibition Curation at PumpHouse Gallery, Battersea (June 2012)
Commissioned by Clare Patey and Wayne Hemingway for their alternative Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, I curated an exhibition of Royal memorabilia and artworks, donated by the general public. It was shown across three floors at Pumphouse Gallery in Battersea Park for the month of June 2012. In an open invitation local residents and artists came forward […]
