I finished the macaw project today with 22 Y6 pupils from North London. They had great fun creating interesting textures on coloured paper with acrylic paint and hanging them up to dry. The next day they used them to create collage-based, Japanese-bound story books inspired by the visit of Roberta the macaw. Their work was brilliant and the children really enjoyed the project, and didn’t even want to stop for break-time. ArtisanCam will be showing online film of the project later in the year.

Only a couple more workshops this term then I will be preparing in earnest for my solo show in October at The Old Sweet Shop. It’s called ‘Compendium’ and will be inspired by games and ways of playing.

I’ve been up to Brondesbury Park for the project with ArtisanCam: this is Roberta, the lovely macaw from London Zoo, who came to visit the school - she waves her claw and says ‘hello’. The children loved her and drew some great pictures in pastel, then got to work on their books.

Just finished my demonstration book for the ArtisanCam project on the 28 and 29th - turned out rather romantic!

In a couple of weeks I will be visiting a school in north London for a project with ArtisanCam. A class of year 6 pupils will be getting a visit from a live macaw from London Zoo, then making a book inspired by the experience. Today I’ve really enjoyed making a demonstration model, using a selection of jumbled up words and paper collage.

I’ve been making fabric collage hats with Y4 at St Andrews and St Marks, Surbiton - it was for multicultural week, so the hats were from all over the world. The finished work is stretched over three large wooden frames for display in the IT suite.

I’ve been printing with Ross and Jon from JMG Studio this weekend - using letterpress we created a set of prints illustrating the poems created by the Liberty School families at the London Voices workshops earlier in the year. Above are the prints before the text went on, with different letters making pictures showing the ice bridge, tiddler trout special party, and hat lemonade buns amongst others. The finished work looks great and will be presented to everyone who took part in the workshops at the celebration event at the park in July. Thanks Ross and Jon, I had a lot of fun and your design was brilliant!