I’ve always been intrigued by the beauty of romantic artwork focused on emotion, imagination, and moods. With this self-portrait painting, I wanted to express my own melancholic emotions and vivid imagination by placing myself beneath a weeping willow tree, surrounded by beautiful nature, like a dream..

Oil paint on canvas. A2.

The children were inspired by the question, “what is identity?”. We had a discussion and shared our ideas about our cultures, where we come from, race and LGBTQ+. The children then chose a textile square each to create a symbol of their identity. They used glue or sewing to add things onto their squares. We assembled the squares as a wall hanging. The children are very proud of this work!.

Textiles, strings and paper. 100 x 200 cm.

My favourite food is roast chicken! I looked around my house and found lots of different objects to make my sculpture. I used bleach bottles, fabric detergent bottles, string for the yorkshire puddings and an egg carton for potatoes. I used candles for peas and Sharpie pens for carrots. It was 100% fun to make!.

Sculpture.

I love all things Spider-Man and really wanted to try oil pastels. This is my tribute to him and his archenemies. The characters are all very exciting and unusual to draw. I love the bright colours and wanted it to look like a comic. Spider-Man uses his power for good and this is very important.

“With great power comes great responsibility.”.

Oil pastels. A4.

I love the starling murmuration in Brighton and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to capture a photo. I chose to shoot in black and white as I think black and white brings your attention to the main subject as sometimes colour can distract you from what the photographer intended for you to focus on. I love this photo because it amazes me how starlings work together to create stunning abstract shapes and the gloomy misty sea brings the whole piece together, in my opinion..

Photograph. A4.

The tree is over 1000 years old and looks beautiful now spring is coming..

Painting. A4.

This is a sketch of my two pet guinea pigs I drew, based on a photo I took about a year ago of them peering out of their cage..

Pencil on sketching paper. A4.

We were inspired by Hilma af Klint to create a collaborative piece of art. When we observed her art, we noticed the links to maths and science and wanted to incorporate that into our piece. For example, we have written the completion date in roman numerals!.

Painting. 42 x 30 cm.