My projects often connect schools with artists, cultural organisations and public audiences. I am particularly interested in work that combines making, storytelling and collaboration, and in projects that allow students to contribute to meaningful creative outcomes beyond the classroom
The Gem of Autism: 2025
Over the summer, students at St Andrew’s School created The Gem of Autism — a shed transformed into a sacred space filled with their artworks. It travelled to Latitude Festival, where visitors stepped inside to experience their stories.
The work grew from simple ideas about storytelling and objects of comfort, evolving into deeply personal ceramic figures, each carrying meaning. Some stories were shared in writing, giving festival goers a powerful insight into the students’ worlds. The response was extraordinary, with people queuing to enter and connecting on a very emotional level.
It has been one of the most moving projects I’ve ever facilitated. Huge thanks to Hattie Spice for her vision, and to the Zen Project for their support in the Mind, Body and Zen area at Latitude.
Spaces & Places: 2026
A five-week collaborative book-making project developed with artist Rose Feather as part of Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Students explored drawing, storytelling and sequencing to create unique handmade books reflecting personal responses to place.
Collaboration, Respect & Black History; SMSC Day Mural
Yinka Shonibare is a British-Nigerian artist whose work explores identity, culture and history, often highlighting how people and nations are connected through migration, exchange and shared histories. One of his most well-known artworks, Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle, places Admiral Nelson’s ship inside a large glass bottle. The sails are made from brightly patterned African fabric, bringing together British naval history with African cultural references and prompting us to think about how cultures travel, mix and influence one another.
Inspired by these ideas, students created a collaborative mural during our school’s SMSC Day as part of Black History Month. The project encouraged students to reflect on identity, difference and cultural connection, and to consider how art can tell stories about who we are and where we come from. The finished mural celebrates diversity within our school community and highlights the idea that every individual story contributes to a shared and evolving cultural landscape.
