This work has been commissioned by Cloud Nine Decor for the Lost Village Festival (2016 -2018) The installations and hangings were inspired by the environment and the theme Lost in the woods.

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A joint project between Yorkshire Artspace and Millennium Galleries to create Laser etched designs inspired by the Paul Morrison Exhibition at the Millennium Galleries. Working both in the Gallery and at Leaf Community Allotments .

Together we worked with 12 students from local high schools,  encouraging them to work directly from nature  investigating  patterns and shapes of  plants in the allotment to create their own print design.They used a variety of materials experimenting with inks and  pens and paper which were later transformed in to prints and displayed at the Millennium Galleries.

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A community engagement project funded by Yorskhire Artspace.

Trailing highlighted local people’s gardens and previewed places I found of interest whilst exploring Parson Cross. It intended to raise awareness to green spaces and gardens around Parson Cross offering opportunities to see the surroundings differently and connect with the natural environment and local people.

The project engaged local people through a dialogue and linked local spaces together to form a trail. It  provided time to explore and experiment with socially engaged art practices and build on intervention and installation techniques, which developed into Parson Cross Interventions.

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A community project working for Ignite Imaginations set in and around Highfields, Sheffield. Sacred Spaces worked with local congregations from Highfields church looking at special places around the area and discussing sacred spaces from the past. We shared the findings at a community celebration event about the project where I created an interactive den for people to explore and share their thoughts about Highfields. The event brought together people of all ages and from different parts of the community.

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Working in partnership with Ignite imaginations and Sheffield University, the Reconnect project explored connections between Art and Science.

As part of the project I was commissioned to create a piece of work in collaboration with researcher Dr. Laura Di Bona, responding to her pilot project ‘Adopt a care home’ .Her project focussed on ‘Dementia-intergenerational awareness amongst school children’ and ways to ‘improve the well-being and community involvement of people with dementia’.

I created an interactive installation describing the three strands of the project –

Care and Wellbeing

Community and Awareness

Physical aspects of dementia

The idea of  using household objects as the basis for the installation came from researching  how familiar furniture and personal objects in the home can help people with Dementia remember parts of their life and support them doing daily household tasks. I wanted to create a space where people could recognise these household objects and feel part of the installation and be intrigued enough to interact.

The nests idea came from wanting to create small spaces that people can look inside of, discovering the key aspects of the project for themselves. The haphazard nature and roughness of the nests relate to physical aspects of dementia – the confusion and the unravelling of the mind as the Dementia progresses.

I also designed postcards and badges that visitors were able to write on and leave with the display or take away badges to raise to raise awareness on Dementia in the community and make the work more interactive.

The exhibition included 8 artists all responding to different pieces of research and toured around three Sheffield communities finally arriving at Sheffield University Medical School for display

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In between projects in Parson Cross I continued my creative practice experimenting with interventions in the local environment. I created work in parks, libraries, bus stops and walkways. Fascinated by the temporary nature of these works, I observed the effect of the weather or people interacting with them and documented the experience.

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Garden spotting evolved over two years whilst based in Parson Cross, Sheffield.  Searching for ways to engage with local people and highlight the hidden talent of gardeners in the area I went walking the streets with my revamped trolley (see PX interventions) and noticed gardens that were brightly coloured, wild or interesting in some way.

Talking to the owners, taking photographs and finding out more about them and their gardens lead to a monthly display of photographs in the local library. The second year of Garden Spotting was funded by Yorkshire Artspaces‘ Microgrant and extended into Nature Spotting, highlighting local wildlife and where to find it. The project engaged with people from 2- 88yrs from all over the Parson Cross estate.

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A Community First funded project in partnership with Parson Cross Initiative, SOAR Learning Zone and LEAF community allotments.

This 2 month project explored ways people connect to nature in Parson Cross. It included family bug hunts, community chutney and jam making sessions with LEAF allotments, creative writing workshops and willow weaving. Exploring nature culminated in a community celebration showcasing work, creative activities and chutney and jam tasting made during the project. We engaged with a range of local groups, families and individuals aged 12-80yrs.

Comments about the project:

Participant: ‘Really good to have free events especially if you learn something and are outdoors’

Shelia : ‘Enjoyed the skill of making chutney, great people- made me very welcome’.

Ays: ‘It is good to get people involved in something in the local community and meet new people. Great to use home-grown fruit and veg and learn to use up what you grow’.

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