I’m currently working with the P7 class of Fallin Primary School for the Future Self project. It’s been incredibly busy but really enjoyable. This group of boys were in their costumes just before lunch when the bell rang… Boys: can we keep these on til we go and collect our lunch? Me: will I getContinue reading “Future Self”
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The measure of it all…
Rebecca photographing at Limerigg, December 2012 I have been working weekly with HYPE (Helping Young People Engage) which assists young people transitioning from school to work/further education through skills training to move on to positive destinations. What began as a ten week course in partnership with West Lothian Heritage Services to collect oral histories andContinue reading “The measure of it all…”
Working with Older People
I have been working on the Livingston 50 heritage project for a while now and this set of workshops at Braid House is the final set before the planning of the exhibition. It is refreshing working with a group of older participants. It brings with it challenges “I’ve no’ got a creative bone in myContinue reading “Working with Older People”
Future Self…
Stirling Council commissioned me in April of 2011 to develop a project working with the P7 class of East Plean PS. I knew these children well and had been working with them since they were P4 during my artist residency in the Bannockburn cluster of primary schools. The children were transitioning between primary and highContinue reading “Future Self…”
Mapplethorpe-inspired portraiture
“The guiding principle of ARTIST ROOMS is the concept of individual rooms devoted to particular artists. The collection of over 725 works includes major groups of work by seminal artists… The aim of the collection is to create a new national resource of contemporary art that will be shared with museums and galleries throughout the UKContinue reading “Mapplethorpe-inspired portraiture”
Great Art Quest
Great Art Quest “Each year Great Art Quest introduces children from 16 primary schools in the UK to the visual arts by partnering them with local galleries, professional artists and storytellers. Great Art Quest works in high-need areas and schools taking part in Great Art Quest are specially selected based on Ofsted reports and localContinue reading “Great Art Quest”
Positive destinations
One of the best parts of my work is when I say goodbye to some of the people I have worked with knowing that they are on to new things in life. One of the more recent times was working with the young people on the HYPE project in West Lothian. HYPE (Helping Young PeopleContinue reading “Positive destinations”
my history is not important
Inspiration takes many forms and hits at any time…
Yesterday I was working through in Falkirk with a group of young people about to start high school. One of the boys was very keen to have his photograph taken. I’ve never been that keen on photographing people facing me smiling and moreover it’s not easy to gain permissions to use images of children andContinue reading “Inspiration takes many forms and hits at any time…”
