Supporting community wellbeing through participatory creative practice.

A project aimed at building women’s confidence through self-portraiture, developed in partnership with Storiel and filmed with AM at Tŷ Pawb.

A partnership between Amser i Siarad, Galeri Caernarfon and Plas Newydd focusing on improving wellbeing through sensory creative activities, with emphasis on nature. I was one of a number of artists contributing sensory-lead art sessions and creating sensory artwork as engagement pieces. Exhibited at Galeri Caernarfon and Plas Newydd.

Lead designer and coordinator bringing together the work of 18 community groups, 10 local artists and 214 total participants to create a series of 55 murals along Rhyl's new Sea Defence. The project aims to improve placemaking and pride in the town's new developments.

Participant's work at Willow Collective, a community interest workshop space in Rhyl.

Bringing together participants' work in a digital design.

Final, installed panel printed by Zenith Printing and installed by Balfour Beatty.

During my time as Creative Coordinator at GISDA, I worked with our Young Parents Group and Public Health Wales’ Hapus campaign to co-create a series of ‘Wellbeing Rituals’, exploring simple, meaningful ways to support positive wellbeing.

I was commissioned by Cwmni'r Frân Wen to co-design a series of engagement activities with young people from Bethesda's youth clubs. Together, we developed creative pieces designed to encourage conversation and strengthen connections across generations.

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Co-producing Community Narratives

Working with communities in Bro Aberffraw and Porthmadog to describe what it is like to live in their communities. I worked with communities such as schools, assisted care facilities, parent and toddler groups and youth clubs to explore age-friendliness, accessiblity, public transport and social connectivity. Co-producing Community Narratives is a collaborative project between North Wales Public Services Boards, Wrexham University, and communities across North Wales.

Designing an accessible community resource with children at Ysgol Eifion Wyn and Porthmadog Youth Club and residents at Hafod y Gest, an assisted living centre in Porthmadog. The work was shared between participants at an inter-generational sharing day.

Exploring social connectivity and public transport with various community groups at Bodorgan Community Centre, including the dementia café, parent-toddler group, and community art group.

As part of Wales Millennium Centre’s Your Voice project, which aimed to rebuild confidence and reconnect audiences with museums following the COVID-19 lockdowns, I created a participatory postal project. Participants signed up to receive a paper butterfly and creative materials, which they used to create their own designs. These contributions were then brought together and digitally transformed into a collaborative banner and exhibited at the Wales Millennium Centre.

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Participant artwork, from template to design.

Digital artwork (left) and installed banner in the theatre (right).

During my time as part of GISDA’s Creative Team, I worked with LGBT+ Youth Clubs to create public artworks for Caernarfon Pride. The pieces, responding to the theme 'What is Pride to me?' celebrate the vibrant youth LGBT+ scene in Caernarfon, whilst helping improve the young people's connection to culture and place. Exhibited at Galeri Caernarfon.