PROJECTS
In addition to 2D work, I also create large scale 3D work as part of community projects for organisations including the National Trust, St Wulfram's Church and Gravity Fields Festival, supported by funders including the Arts Council, National Heritage and South Kesteven District Council.
DOES THE MOON FALL?
3D Installation, Guildhall Arts Centre, March 2023
Role - Lead Artist
Inspired by Isaac Newton's question, 'does the moon fall?', fellow artist Angela Thorpe and I created a series of orbs, through community workshops, including the apple, the moon and the planets, to represent the natural phenomena that informed his theory of Gravity.
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Funded by South Kesteven District Council for Lincolnshire One Venues' 'LOV Your Venue' Project.
ST GEORGE'S DRAGON
3D Installation, Stamford Arts Centre, March 2023
Role - Lead Artist
Designed for St George's Churchyard in Stamford to represent the story for which St George is famous, the Dragon was created through a series of community workshops using chicken wire looms and net material with fellow artist Angela Thorpe.
Funded by South Kesteven District Council for a Lincolnshire One Venues' LOV Your Venue Project.
FESTIVAL OF ANGELS
3D Installation, St Wulfram's Church, November 2021 - Jan 2022
Role - Artist
Designed by lead artist Anne-Marie Kerr, as a team of three artists we created a series of 8 large-scale angels to hang from the roof space in St Wulfram's Church. These were created with the help of community workshops and designed to represent the different qualities of the archangels. Installation and lighting by One Big Star.
The Festival of Angels has also been showcased at St Mary's Church, Beverley, Yorkshire.
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Funded by Arts Council, Heritage England, South Kesteven District Council and the National Lottery.
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THE SAME BOAT
3D Installation, St Wulfram's Church, April 2021
Role - Artist
The Same Boat project saw the creation of five installations based on the stations of the cross for Easter celebrations 2021, including one by international street artist Mohammed Ali. I created the piece entitled 'Hope' using images drawn by Year 3 pupils from Bluecoat Meres Primary School in Grantham.
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Funded by Arts Council England and SKDC Community Fund.
DRAGONFLY
3D Installation, Grantham
November &Â December 2020
Role - Artist
Designed to celebrate the town including different uses of town centre spaces, artists were invited to explore community experiences during the lockdowns of 2020 and create a sculptural piece of work from recycled materials. Dragonfly was a celebration of the human instinct to be close to nature and waterways and their restorative qualities and was made using a range of recycled materials including coat hangers, cutlery and kitchen utensils.
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Funded by SKDC's Heritage Action Zone for Rediscovering Grantham project.
INVEST SK POP UP SHOP
Project, Grantham Market Place
November & December 2019
Role - Producer
The aim of this project was to investigate a model that could work in empty spaces around South Kesteven to help rejuvenate high-streets and support local artists and arts activities. I programmed the pop-up gallery space with 9 local artists in weekly slots who used the space to exhibit, sell and work.
Funded by SKDC's Invest SK for Creating Spaces Project.
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BRIDGE
Grantham Market Place
September 2019
Role - Producer
'Bridge' was an arts, engineering and social cohesion project led by Imagineer Productions. I worked with local groups to connect communities through arts and bridge-building activities, including the creation of Grantham's first Arts Trail. The project culminated in an aerial show by Imagineer.
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Funded by Imagineer Productions and SKDC's Invest SK.
100TH ANNIVERSARY WW1
2D Artwork, Billingborough School
November 2018
Role - Artist / Workshop Leader
The aim of this project was for the school to mark this anniversary through an art workshop that would engage the children's imagination and also provide an outcome that could be displayed both in the church for their Remberance Day service and afterwards, in the school.
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Funded by Billingborough School.
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY
Three Carnival Floats, Gravity Fields Festival
September 2018
Role - Artist / Workshop Leader
Working alongside carnival artists Shademakers and a team of local artists, I ran school workshops to make mini floats based on different locations around the world. These formed part of the 'Voyages of Discovery' parade which told the story of Lincolnshire botanist Joseph Bank's travels on the HMS Endeavor with Captain Cook.
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Funded by Arts Council and South Kesteven District Council
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THE CORPSE BRIDE
Ropsley Village Fete, July 2018
Role - Artist
Inspired by Tim Burton's scary but beautiful Corpse Bride 'Emily', I used an assortment of low-cost materials to create a 7ft 3D installation for this annual community event. The challenge was to create a scarecrow using found and recycled material.
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THE HOUSE OF LIGHT
3D Installation, Woolsthorpe Manor
December 2017 - February 2018
Role - Artist
The Rainbow installation was designed to highlight one of the light related discoveries that Isaac Newton made at home at Woolsthorpe Manor - the refraction of light. This was created using lengths of tulle net material to give the colours in the spectrum, as seen with the naked eye.
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Funded by the National Trust.
MAD HATTERS PHOTO BOOTH
3D Interactive Installation, St Wulfram's ChurchÂ
September 2016
Role - Artist
Created for Gravity Fields Festival's 'Pleasure Garden Experiment' as a participatory experience designed to be shared on social media.
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Funded by Gravity Fields Festival.
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