Arts practice

I’m creative in the way that I think, live and work. The participatory projects and events that I run are always creative, using methods such as role play, walking, collage, drawing, interpreting found object collections, inventing games and visual mapping.

I practice in Art for myself and with others, as a way to make sense of experience, to explore personal issues, and generate fresh ideas. These various practices come and go, sometimes waiting in the wings for months, then only making a momentary appearance. These days I am making more time for visual art as my main practice. In September 2024 I began a post-grad visual arts course at the Art Depot in Norwich. See, for example, this poetic illustrated book ‘Being with Trouble’ produced on the course.

Some other groups or courses have included:

  • The Creativity for Life group, using Tom Mansfield’s Cards for Life as a weekly prompt.
  • Listen to the Landscape – a 13 week course at the Norwich Theatre, engaging with climate stories using writing, voice, music, movement and cyanotype photography.

So, these are some of the things I do:

  • Singing, songwriting and playing guitar, and other instruments.