Pictures and Words: 154 and Barnsley Uplift

A few weeks ago I delivered a two day workshop alongside fellow 154 Collective artist Dan Mallaghan at The Cooper Gallery in Barnsley, with members of the Barnsley Uplift group. The workshop was based on Pictures and Words and introduced the group to capturing creative images on digital cameras and mobile devices, processing their photographs through various apps on iPads, printing them out and then producing a piece of creative writing based on their images. 

The first day was focused around being creative with cameras and we explored Barnsley Town Centre, looking for interesting shots from all kinds of unusual angles.

The second day was focused around processing images using photography apps on the iPad and then producing a piece of creative writing based on a chosen image.

The two days were really great and I was very impressed by the images that the group produced. Everyone was great fun and worked really hard! Their images were so super that each person submitted two of their photographs into the Barnsley Photographic Society Photography Competition....so fingers crossed! Best of luck everyone!

Here are a few images that were produced during the workshop...

Thanks to everyone who took part in this workshop - we had a wonderful time!

A Taste of HOST at The LBT

Today I delivered artwork to The LBT for inclusion in The Taste of HOST Exhibition which runs until the 9th September. My work is exhibited in the Foyer alongside work by 37 local artists. This exhibition offers a 'taste' of artists work, to be shared more fully during the HOST Open Studio Trail on the 8th and 9th September at The LBT and at a range of venues throughout Kirklees.

Arts4All - Sharing Oustanding Practice: Projects featured in NSEAD EUpdate

The recent educational work I have delivered through the Kirklees Arts4All Scheme is featured in the latest NSEAD (National Society for Education in Art and Design) E Update via a powerpoint document created by Natalie Deane. My projects include Photography at Scholes J&I School and Crowlees J&I School, plus animation at Hyrstmount Junior School alongside Fabric Lenny.

Hanging prints at Scholes J&I School, Holmfirth

Extended Drawing at Crowlees J&I School, Mirfield

The Habitats Animation set at Hyrstmount Junior School, Batley

Crowlees Photography Project Featured in In Kirklees

The Arts4All Photography Project I recently delivered at Crowlees J&I School in Mirfield is featured in In Kirklees, an online daily newspaper by Spencer Wilson which collates news from throughout Kirklees. Fantastic!!

Crowlees Photography Project

I have just completed my last education project for this summer term which was a fantastic photography project at Crowlees J&I School, Mirfield as part of the Kirklees Arts4All Initiative. This was a four day project working with 60 Y5 pupils to create a limited edition hard back book and a limited edition giclee print to be framed and displayed in school. Throughout the project I worked with children to explore their school through the lens of a mobile device, including iPhones, iPods and iPads. In line with my own arts practice I encouraged the children to seek out interesting images by looking very closely at their surroundings and capturing images from angles in which they would not normally see things. 

 

I then worked with the children to process their images on mobiles devices through a range of photography apps. 

The children also produced a selection of drawings and pieces of creative writing by using their images as a starting point for stories, poetry and drawing. 

I had a wonderful time on this project, the children were great and they produced some amazing work. Here are some of their final images...

More information on this project can be found on the Kirklees Arts4All Blog - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4.

Photography Project featured on iOSsociety.mobi

The photography project I am delivering at Scholes J&I School is currently featured in the education section of iOSsociety.mobi which is very exciting!!  The article can be accessed through the archive button on the top banner, under 24th June 2012. The iOSsociety promote "iArtists, iCEO's, iCreators, iDevelopers, iEducators, iPainters, iPhoneographers & iPadographers with passion" and so I am delighted that my work within education has been featured. The iOSsociety spotted my work via a tweet that was sent by Fabric Lenny and was then retweeted by a few mobile digital artists throughout the world including Benjamin Rabe (Germany) and Mia Robinson (USA) ....so thank you to Fabric Lenny and to everyone who has shared my work! More information on this project can be found on the Project Blog.

Scholes Photography Project

I am currently delivering a very exciting project at Scholes J&I School where I am working with Y5 pupils to explore their school through creative photography using mobile devices such as iPod Touchs, iPhones and iPads. The children have been seeking out interesting and unusual angles from which to take their photos and have found themselves on top of apparatus, on the floor, on chairs, bending down, stretching up and peering around corners and through windows in order to capture intriguing images. The children have been fantastic and are developing a fascinating library of images which will feed into a framed montage print to be displayed in the school beyond the project. More information can be found on the Kirklees Arts4All website, plus here are some images I have captured throughout the project so far...

Art On Your Doorstep

The new Exhibition, Art on Your Doorstep at the The Red House Museum, Gomersal began together and runs until the 8th July 2012. I am delighted to be one of a small selection of artists chosen to exhibit work in this exhibition and have specially created Limited Edition Giclee Prints capturing intriguing views of the beautiful countryside landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales.

Scenic Puddle

In The Puddle

Mud Print

154 iPhoneography Prints for Exhibition

Since January this year I have been creating work as part of the 154 Collective and the launch of our Exhibition is now drawing near....2nd June at the Cooper Gallery, Barnsley. My work has been developed through iPhoneography using still and moving image to celebrate the similarities between the communities of Barnsley and Newham, whose Town Halls are 154 miles apart as the crow flies. My exhibited work will comprise of a series of portraits of children from Barnsley and Newham, framed giclee prints capturing daily life within the two boroughs and a selection of short films. Here is a close up of one of the giclee prints presented as a montage of 35 images from Barnsley and Newham. Come along to the exhibition to see the full print and much more work created by the 154 Collective.

154 Portraits

I have just completed a series of portraits of children from Barnsley and Newham which will form part of the 154 Exhibition beginning on the 2nd June at the Cooper Gallery, Barnsley. Each portrait was captured on the iPhone and processed on the iPad. The children from both Boroughs were fantastic and I had great fun capturing these images. They are all printed and waiting to be exhibited in two weeks time. For more information and updates on the 154 Collective please visit the 154 blog.

On Our Doorstep: Red House Museum

I have just completed the work I will be exhibiting in the "On Our Doorstep" Exhibition at the Red House Museum, Gomersal from the 26th June to the 8th July. My work consists of a series of  Framed Limited Edition Giclee Prints, captured and processed entirely on the iPhone inspired by the natural landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales. Here are two of the images....feel free to come along to the exhibition to see the rest.