Residencies

August 2025	‘Back to Basics‘ - Arteles Creative Center, Haukijarvi, Finland
2016-2018	Llwyn Celyn, Wales, UK
2013	jičínský plenér Artist Residency, Czech Republic
2012	The Blue Waters Residency, Palanga, Lithuania
2009	Seeing the Light, Nottingham, UK

‘Back to Basics‘ - Arteles Creative Center, Haukijarvi, Finland

I took part in the ‘Back to Basics’ international artists residency at Arteles Creative Center, Haukijarvi, Finland, for the month of August 2025. Back to Basics meant handing in your phone from day two, going analogue for most of the time, seeing if we could survive without social media for the month (answer: yes we could!)

This unique time at Arteles allowed me to relax into my own rhythm of work, to explore a new environment with no pressure to produce a finished show at the end. Meditation and sauna were encouraged. And with no phones to stare into, it allowed for great social times with fellow participants: sharing meals, experiences and ideas, playing music, making up puzzles, not forgetting karaoke night!

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