Residencies and Collaborations

Residencies and collaborations with other artists are a delightful part of my arts practice. They encourage me to learn new things, to hear about new ways of working, to make new connections and to meet new people. I especially enjoy residencies in more unusual places where you don't necessarily expect to meet an artist. Residencies can bring so much to a place; a new level of interaction or engagement with people, a reason to visit a place or to have a new piece of work created for a space.

I am always happy to discuss residencies and artist collaborations. Contact me to discuss your ideas and suggestions.

Watch This Space Skipton

Watch This Space was a fascinating residency, in which four artists were given a residency in an unusual venue, that you wouldn't expect to find an artist in. My residency was in On Trend Boutique, a ladies clothes shop near the canal in Skipton. We were to respond to our environment; what we heard, saw and felt.

Dene within a Dene Artist Collaboration

This collaboration was with Harry Man a poet and author from the North East. Harry and I had met at a previous event and wanted to explore each others working methods and respond to each others work in some way.

Tudor House Museum

This year long residency was to explore the vast and unusual history of the building and to tell the story in an exhibition of textile artwork.