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The Sally Barker Gallery
The Sally Barker Gallery was a way of seizing control over the exhibition of my work by creating a space to show that I was totally in control of. Through it I continue to look at issues of power, ego and identity. The Gallery is based on my signature and houses my retrospective of all … Read more
Glue Pylons
I made a series of pylons in glue from a glue gun, which have been shown in London (within Goshka Macuga’s installation at the RCA curators final exhibition “The Straight and Crooked Way”), in The Lotta Hammer Gallery in London and in Sweden (Mielby Arts Centre, Halmstadt), in Bob & Roberta Smiths LCCA space, in … Read more
Cranes
I made a series of construction cranes in glue while living in London, constantly surrounded by building sites.- having watched their movements as they weave, arch, put down, pick up, tirelessly drawing in space. I enjoy their dualities: they destroy and construct; they are static and always moving; they are airy and also heavily grounded. … Read more
Sally and Paul’s Comic
First appeared in: Nummer 4, 1996
Shown in Real Life, Galleria S.A.L.E.S.,Rome (1998)
Jelly Tits
The piece was conceived as a respect for the individuality of women’s bodies and the frustration I felt at constantly being bombarded with “the perfect pair” in advertising, television, magazines, newspapers, etc.
Therapeutic Arts Service – creatively led, therapeutically supported
For five years I worked for a small organisation called TAS – a therapeutic arts organistion based in Waltham Forest, East London. We worked with referred, at risk and excluded children in small groups.
the drawing shed
The drawing shed was an Arts Council funded project in collaboration with artist Sally Labern, running BIG drawing days in an area of Walthamstow, East London, Part of the Be Creative Be Well initiative. The project was highly commended by the Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, and the Campaign for Drawing features it as a case study.
exploratory work with locally sourced materials
This is work that has come out of The Watershed Project and is the start of exploratory work- initially on a small scale but in anticipation of larger more complex work. The pieces play with contrasting texture, colour, and weight,and technique, often referencing the land. The wool is very local and I’m hand spinning it … Read more
Case study – Sensory awareness
Creative Partnerships project at The Avenue Special Needs School in Reading, 2009 The Enquiry question was: In what ways can the practice of increasing sensory awareness of particular spaces and natural materials be developed by staff and pupils to increase the effectiveness of the teaching/learning curriculum? I worked with 2 classes: ASD and a PMLD … Read more