I am a visual artist and creative educator who strongly believes in the value of the arts. Having worked in commercial, creative and educational roles, I am approachable and proactive with excellent communication skills. I aim to share my expertise and enthusiasm to inspire creativity in others.
Projects
- Figure Sculpture ProjectA seven-week project delivered to Years 3 & 4, which introduced the children to many aspects of sculpture, including: - the possibilities of sculpture, especially in terms of materials and scale - the figure as a subject - Abstract art in relation to the figure - types of sculptural display Alongside material exploration, artist research and discussion of the themes, each child participated in a 'sustained make', during which they produced a figure sculpture involving many artistic processes a
Work history
Studio ManagerBodo Sperlein
London, United KingdomFull Time
I originally held the position of Studio Assistant and was promoted to Studio Manager within five months.
Copywriting and editing - communications and content for clients and digital platforms
Personal Assistant duties - diary management, organising business trips, adapting to changes
Processing all orders - liaising with manufacturers and clients internationally, creating invoices and purchase orders, organising shipping and tracking payments
Implementing new processes - a complete revision of the product inventory (over 800 products)
Managing basic accounting - preparing data, keeping track of invoice deadlines
Training and management - of staff, including performance
Daily studio upkeep - managing utilities and maintaining stock of office supplies
Customer-facing - answering all phone calls and handling retail enquiries
Retail AssistantGather
- London, United KingdomPart Time
Gather is a refillery and low-waste shop.
Ordering - stock across multiple independent suppliers, using complex ordering processes
Customer service - delivering excellent customer service to increase a local, loyal client base
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Skills
- Highly Organised
- Resourceful
- Communitcation Skills
- People Skills
- Conscencious Reliable
- Efficient
- Creative Arts
- Art Teaching
- Workshop Design
- Project Conception
Education
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MA (Distinction)City & Guilds of London Art School
- London, United Kingdom
I work in mixed media abstract drawing and sculpture.
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Distinction Fine Art FoundationThe Art Academy
- London, United Kingdom
My Foundation has been invaluable in allowing me to realise what kind of maker I am - how I approach my practice and bring meaning to my work. It gave me the space to define and analyse my artistic interests, such as texture and material quality, as well as gaining many new skills, such as an understanding of ceramics and Photoshop. I embraced the opportunity to follow the momentum of my creative exploration, encouraging the germination of ideas and having the facilities and support to tangibly realise these ideas. I enjoyed learning new approaches to drawing and painting, but I found the most vitality in sculpture.
I delight in the immediacy of sculpture, the reliance on material properties, and experimenting with the extent to which these can be transformed, translated and pushed. I began to interrogate the definition and nature of sculpture itself; what makes something sculptural and how is this different from other art forms? This trajectory led me to a preoccupation with space and sculptural context. My final show and current work continues to investigate this premise, with the intention of creating pieces that actively engage with their potential spaces.
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