HI, I'M NATALIE.

I am a teacher, artist and maker.

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MY BIO

I am a maker, artist and teacher who works across a wide range of creative disciplines and mixed media.

My current work explores print (screen and lino), ceramics (hand building) and textiles (construction, surface design and textile art).

I teach ceramics at an art gallery in Bromley to both adults and children and am a casual art & craft tutor for Medway Adult Education.

My kids craft sessions currently run via Zoom and focus on scrap modelling and creating from items you'd find in the recycling.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

CASUAL TUTOR ARTS & CRAFT, MEDWAY ADULT EDUCATION

09/2019 - Present

As a tutor I devise, plan and teach a range of Art & Craft courses aimed at adults including block making, print making, applique & free machine embroidery.
I also plan and deliver a range of craft and community arts projects aimed at children, families and adults to engage a wider audience in creative practices. These have included junk modelling, paper and card crafts, textiles and participatory projects.

GALLERY SEVENTEEN, CERAMICS TUTOR

12/18 - Present

As a tutor I focus on hand building techniques, kiln craft & glazing techniques to introduce learners to a wide range of ceramics based practice. Learners set their own projects and are supported through the process to achieve their individual aims.

TEACHER OF ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY, SECONDARY

07/04 - 08/18

I have a wide variety of experience teaching KS2 - KS5 students. I have been a Head of Department and Senior Training Mentor as well as a faculty creative lead. I have worked in four secondary schools across London and the South East as well as a variety of Primary schools providing Art & STEM links.

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AREAS & DISCIPLINES

I work across a range of creative disciplines to provide workshops and classes as well as mixing them up in my own artistic practice.

CERAMICS

PRINT MAKING

TEXTILES

PAPER & CARDBOARD

BLOCK MAKING

COMMUNITY ARTS

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Adult

Being a lifelong learner is a trait that is really important to me, and I know that an inquisitive mind and love of learning is something that we should all nurture into adulthood.

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COMMUNITY ARTS - PLACE OF WELCOME,

Craft activities funded by Medway Council & Medway Adult Education to engage potentially vulnerable members of the community in craft based activities.

Ongoing via Zoom

COMMUNITY ARTS - CRAFTS VIA ZOOM

Paper and card based craft activities for adults via zoom. Funded by Medway Adult Education.

April 2020 - Present

CERAMICS - HANDBUILDING

Sue Clark Ceramic at Gallery Seventeen Beckenham. Hand building techniques for beginners and advanced learners. Kiln craft, glazing techniques and experimentation.

January 2018 - Present

FREE MACHINE EMBROIDERY AND APPLIQUE.

Medway Adult Education. Explore free machine embroidery techniques, applique and surface design to create unique items and pieces of art.

March 2020

EVERY MIND MATTERS - SENTIMENTAL KEEPSAKES

Free 5 week course to create at least one sentimental keepsake using fabric, photos and embellishments. For those wishing to improve their confidence and their craft skills.
Part of the Every Mind Matters campaign.
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters

November 2019 - December 2019

WARTIME CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

Pop up community arts stall at the Royal Engineers Museum Christmas fair. Creating authentic 1940s paper baubles.

December 2019

BLOCK MAKING - SKIRT & BODICE

Medway Adult Education Course. Take accurate measurements, develop a pattern block and a series of toile garments to develop personalised paper patterns.

June 2019 - September 2019

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COMMUNITY ARTS - KID'S CRAFT.

Ongoing via Zoom

Craft activities run via Medway Adult Education to engage a wider audience in craft activities. Focus on paper, card, junk form the recycling.

COMMUNITY ARTS

School holidays - ongoing

Participatory Arts projects that engage and challenge children creatively. Areas recently covered have been cardboard cities, weaving and junk modelling.

CERAMICS FOR KIDS

October 2018 - February 2020 (paused due to Covid)

3 - 6 year olds - clay play and exploration.
7 - 11 year olds - introduction to hand building techniques.
11 - 16 year olds - developing skills and linking to GCSE as required.

FELT MAKING

October 2018

Hand felt making using natural and dyed wools to create images around the chosen theme. Learners were supported to choose a theme, draw and paint ideas then create them in felt.