Projects include painting, mixed media, textiles and mural residencies and are based around selected themes discuss and planned ahead with the participants. I like to schedule in a planning meeting/s, an introductory session, drawing and IT research, notebook/journal keeping, drawing and design, and finally creating and making within the projects that I deliver. I have experience of developing and delivering projects that allow the participants to explore and create both individually and collaboratively. My way of working engages processes that encourage the development of personal creative skills and fulfilment through the practice of making art together.
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| Walk of Art Dorset Road Infant School March 2011. |
I helped the children to create an artwork to celebrate walking to school.
They kept their observations and ideas about walking to school in a notebook as a 'Journey Journal'' in preparation for my visit. We designed and worked collaboratively to the artwork.
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Sponsored by Bromley School Travel Plan Team. |
Dorset Road pupil applying the all-important pva glue.
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| Celebrating Asafo! Mixed-Media Family Art Workshop. Families could draw, stitch, cut and glue to create a collective artwork which hung in the Rich Mix foyer, Bethnal Green London October 2010 |
A creative workshop that celebrated Black History Month. Children and parents worked with me to create a large mixed-media wall hanging using African textiles, brightly coloured tissues, papers and sequins. The workshop took inspiration from African artworks, in particular the Asafo flags of Ghana.
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| Bunting made in family workshop |
May 2010, workshop in response to artist's 'Sankofa Bunting' in solo show 'CASSAVA' an installation of video, textile hangings, costumes and paintings, above. The Mezzanine ,Rich Mix,, Bethnal Green, London
Carymoor Environmental Centre, Castle Cary, Somerset, North Cadbury C of E Primary School,Collage art banner workshop, on environment. 29 children mixed year3 / 4.
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| Adding bottletops and recycled objects |
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starting with background Hillfields Infants |
2010 The BAC 100 Education Programme began in February-October see link for more info and images
Feedback comments
‘Gloria encouraged them to take on the challenge and gave them an element of control. The project was less directed than normal class work which let the pupils experience a real design situation’.
‘The collage was fantastic and the children enjoyed working together.
The children loved being part of a team that all worked together to create the finished collage’.
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| Nailsea school detail of banner 2mts long |
2010 ‘What's Your Trinity Story’. Trinity Community Arts Centre, Bristol. Community design workshop and large painting commission for stain glass window design. June – July Preparations for collage work. Trinity Communty group working with materials for designs.
'Big Draw' in Norfolk Libraries
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| Dereham Library, Ananse theme |
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Norwich Library |
Drawng workshops in 6 Community Libraries in Norfolk and the Norwich Millennium Library. Coordinator, Community Librarian Tonia Mihill
Textiles project, 12y, Making and exhibition. Bourneside School, Cheltenham 2009
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| Printing cloth with Adinkra symbols to make costumes and back drops |
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| making costumes for performers |
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| Backdrops made for the World Jungle event at Bournside |
2008/10 TakeArt Early Years residencies, Somerset
St James nursey working on small artworks
2008 Sharing Stories – A unique textile/mixed media piece of artwork that incorporates, reflects and celebrates the rich heritage and history of Silai for Skills and the women who have worked with the organisation. The four large textile panels are a timeline that is a permanent exhibit piece shown at Silai and venues around Bristol. Each banner (2.5metres in height) was made during workshop sessions with art group and participants of the Silai for Skills Project, Easton, Bristol. The project was funded by the Heritage Lottery fund.
This one is so lovely, and typical of the fun you can have with the pupils deloping so many skills to achieve a fantastic outcome, Easton Primary school Bristol.
PADEAP Pan African Development Education and Advocacy Programme. KUUMBA (CREATIVITY): Workshops in Contemporary African Arts and Issues for Young People 14-19. Tottenham, Youth Services Summer School. London 2008
Particiapants used mixed media and acrylic painting on canvas.
‘Exploring our Roots’ I created banners with groups of young people in schools and community across the city. The banners were displayed in Liverpool as part of Portrait of a Nation. Some were displayed in Bristol’s city centre and in the museum. Banner artworks with 16 schools and community groups across the city, the resulting work shown in the centre and at Liverpool 2008
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| Hillsfield Infants School Bristol |
see Bristol Reads link for more info and images.
Printed banner on display in city centre
Henbury Academy School
Luckwell school banner in the exhibition
Throne of Weapons, British Museum touring show, Bristol Museum, Workshops with Bristol Beira Link Schools, Henbury, Luckwell, Colston.Workshops and exhibition took place 2005
Family Workshops to create artworks inspired by Sudanese charm
bracelets in the museum’s collection.
Mixed media including assorted Afrocentric textiles. October 2011
This one is so lovely, and typical of the fun you can have with the pupils deloping so many skills to achieve a fantastic outcome, Easton Primary school Bristol.
Printed banner on display in city centre
Henbury Academy School
Luckwell school banner in the exhibition
