Teaching, Workshops and Residencies

I achieved a First Class Honours degree in Architectural Glass/Applied Arts at NEWI in 2006 and became a fully qualified teacher after completing my PGCE at Liverpool John Moores University in 2009. During my five years as an art teacher, I taught in both secondary and further education settings. I have also worked as an artist-in-residence in schools, hospitals, and community groups, developing workshops and creating collaborative artworks with participants of all ages and abilities.

Projects

Llandyrnog Community Shop and Primary School, in collaboration with Ruthin Craft Centre
Porcelain and drawing workshops, followed by a visit to my solo exhibition and presentation of work created by the community within the gallery setting. June 2026.

Personal Development and Glass Skills Programme
Arts Council of Wales funded project with KIM Inspire, Holywell. 2025–present.

Community Arts Projects
Denbighshire Leisure, private charities, and gallery outreach programmes. 2017–present.

Teenage and Young Adult Unit, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool
12-week workshop series as part of The Bluecoat Display Centre’s Outreach Programme. Spring 2023.

The Life Rooms, Walton and Lee Valley
Programme of 2D and 3D art sessions as part of The Bluecoat Display Centre’s Outreach Programme. Summer–Autumn 2022.

Denbighshire Leisure Community Workshops
Including Ty Môr, Rhyl; Mind, Rhyl; KIM Inspire, Rhyl and Prestatyn; Criw Celf; and Raising the Bar. 2020–present.

BCUHB Art Residency, Mold Community Hospital, North Wales
Worked with elderly patient groups over several months, creating artworks using a variety of materials and techniques. Patients’ artwork, including painted glass panels, is permanently displayed within the hospital.

BCUHB Art Residency, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, North Wales
Worked with Stroke Rehabilitation and Renal Ward patient groups over a 12-week period, culminating in permanent displays of patients’ artwork in the day room. Summer 2019.

Bluecoat Display Centre
CERI Teachers Workshop. May 2019.

Crafts Counts– Ruthin Craft Centre and CAMHS Rhyl Hospital
Series of four workshops with children from the CAMHS unit, culminating in an exhibition at Ruthin Craft Centre. Summer 2018 and Summer 2019.

The Walton Centre, Liverpoo|
Art workshops as part of a residency, working with neurological rehabilitation patients and outpatient groups. August–September 2017. Followed by a series of 12 workshops within the CRU, culminating in a permanent glass artwork created with patients and installed within the unit. June–September 2018.

Playing Fields – Ysgol Bryn Tabor, Wrexham
Workshops with Year 5 pupils involving drawing and identifying plants within the school grounds. Pupils created artworks using a variety of 2D techniques, culminating in the production of a glass panel for the reception area, designed and made by myself and inspired by the plants discovered during the project. June 2017.

Glass Workshops and Mentoring

I teach glass workshops from my home studio and at Wernog Wood, Ruthin, I also mentor artists and creatives on both a short-term and long-term basis.

Please contact me for further information or to discuss workshop and mentoring opportunities.