- COMMISSIONED AND FUNDED PROJECTS -
I am currently accepting project commissions for 2023
I bring together my experience delivering workshops in community and education settings, skills as an artist filmmaker and my love for sharing knowledge and creativity to make engaging and inspiring digital resources for people of all ages.
As an artist I work in illustration, model making and video to create art inspired by natural history for wildlife charities, museums and arts organisations. Past clients include Butterfly Conservation, Cambridge University Museums, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Lancaster University.
Creating imaginative, high quality workshops and online resources to inspire creativity and a passion for natural history.
Please use the enquiry form below if you would like to discuss a commissioning a project.
- FEATURED PROJECTS -
HISTORIC MATERIAL | ARTS & NATURE EDUCATION | MODEL MAKING
REFRAMING NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE - DYCP RESEARCH PROJECT
Supported by Arts Council England through the Developing Your Creative Practice Fund
A year long research and development opportunity funded by Arts Council England, exploring the role artists can play in reinterpreting natural history collections in the current age.
More details coming soon.
ILLUSTRATION | HISTORIC MATERIAL | ARTS & NATURE EDUCATION
THE LIBRARY OF NATURE
Initial project phase supported by Arts Council England
A virtual illustrated library of art and craft activities inspired by nature for children aged 5 - 11. Interactive storytelling based upon Victorian natural history books.
ILLUSTRATION | FILMMAKING | HISTORIC MATERIAL | ARTS & NATURE EDUCATION
BUTTERFLIES THROUGH TIME
Commissioned project for Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
Videos and resources created to be used in school workshops to create a display of paper butterflies and their lifecycles. Shared online to be used by families and community groups.
PAPER ART | MODEL MAKING | ARTS & NATURE EDUCATION
FLYWAYS AND COASTLINES - Tiny birds, great journeys
A collaboration with Kate Stalker, commissioned for the ‘Incredible Journeys’ exhibition at The Coro, Ulverston.
A multimedia installation inside a shed exploring the migration stories of the Arctic and Little Tern. Incorporating paper sculpture, model making, textile forms and audio.
ILLUSTRATION | BOOK ARTS | FILMMAKING | HISTORIC MATERIAL
UNFOLDING LAKELAND FLORA
Commission for Entangled Festival, Ensemble Projects, Lancaster University
This project begins with the 1885 Journal of Botany. Researchers unlocked data from within its pages to help ecologists and conservationists understand changes in the flora of the Lake District.
Inspired by the data produced, Victorian scientific pop-up books, and some of the wonderful names for rare Lakeland plants, I created new pop up artworks – unfolding layers of pictures and information tell the story of the plants, how their environment is changing and the impact this has on the ecosystem.
ILLUSTRATION | PAPER ART | FILMMAKING | HISTORIC MATERIAL
Hidden Natural Histories
Commission for SOURCE project with Tullie House Museum and Signal Film and Media
A project which explored the hidden or harder to see histories of the objects and their collectors in the Tullie House Nature Collection.
Could digital interventions create a space to ask new questions and tell more stories?
ILLUSTRATION | BOOK ARTS | HISTORICAL MATERIAL | PARTICIPATION
THE ULVERSTON LOCKDOWN ARCHIVES
Commission for the Soft Drive Project for Artspace
A project inspired by the venacular collection of Ulverston Civic Society which is stored in the loft of Sir John Barrow Cottage. Working with themes of cultural memory and identity and how these are captured by objects from the past, I created ‘The Ulverston Lockdown Archives’ - illustrating people’s written stories of their experiences in or with nature during lockdowns.
ILLUSTRATION | FILMMAKING | ARTS & NATURE EDUCATION
Dreaming of Rusland
Commissioned by Rusland Horizions
A series of seven process videos and step-by-step tutorials on illustrating key species in the Rusland Valley. Created to inspire and entertain children and their families throughout lockdown.
ILLUSTRATION | HISTORIC MATERIAL | ARTS & NATURE EDUCATION
TINY VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY
Commissioned by Artspace
A commission to create a piece of work approaching Ulverston from a new perspective, inspired by the story of famous explorer Sir John Barrow who was born there. Based from Sir John Barrow Cottage the project included open days, creative workshops and the creation of the book ‘Tiny Voyages Of Discovery’.
ILLUSTRATION | ARTS & NATURE EDUCATION
Conserving Coniston And Crake
Commissioned by South Cumbria Rivers Trust
Illustrations for use on the art trail “In Search of the Salmon” for South Cumbria Rivers Trust as part of the ‘Conserving Coniston and Crake’ project.
ILLUSTRATION | PAPER ART | FILMMAKING | HISTORIC MATERIAL
Festival Of Saturnalia Activity Resources
Commission for Hadrian’s Wall Country with Hannah Fox and Sound Intervention
A commission to create activity packs and tutorial videos for Saturnalia Festival including celestial crowns, nocturnal animal masks and window art.