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I was out after dark! Would you believe it.

Amongst other clear things I said right Urban Design Learning

1/2 - In Aug we held 4 workshops with young people age 15-19 in Stratford + surrounding area, with the aim of collaborating + learning how different aspects of design could be used to improve their area. Our 2nd workshop was with Rebecca Cattell of XCO2 exploring biodiversity.

We had a blast helping to organise the Finchley Central Art Trails over Winter 2021 and Spring 2022 as part of their high street activation. It was fab seeing the range of talents and small businesses working together to create something so special!

Thrilled with this enamel sample for some artwork in Millennium Green in Blackwall Reach. Through an engagement process with residents, the project has drawn on experiences, feelings and memories that bring people joy. Bow Arts @SwanHousing A.J Wells

Cotton!!!! Best office dog ever (yeah I’m biased)

Anybody out there wanna buy a completely unused orange gazebo? It’s sturdy quality and all in the original boxes.

Commissioned by Bow Arts, we ran a series of design workshops with the Yr6 arts council students at Lansbury Lawrence Primary School to design a playful, mobile storage solution. The co-designed ‘Curiosity Cart’ was constructed + delivered to the school early in 2019.

We are compiling our next newsletter and podcast series on photography. I’m looking for interesting people doing thinking & work around how photos of community work is consumed as an outcome before even interrogating if the work had impact. Any tips for who’s who in this field?

OK so I am changing this to any connections or recommendations for people thinking about the ethics of community photography?

If you are around Stratford tomorrow we’ll be in the Olympic Park on Tessa Jowell Boulevard form 10 - 4 with local traders, free workshops and exhibition material on Stratford Waterfront designs…come say hi!

OMG so proud of team make:good (Jasper looking at you here) for getting this to done. Whoop!

Loved this conversation with Kevin Leomo so thoughtful and considered in his practice I was quoting it for weeks afterwards

Thanks to Catherine Greig and Faz from make:good for inviting me to speak about my practice and the @UofGArts Dear Green Bothy Soundwalks Sound Thought made for COP26! Check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/5SZlTO…

In March this year we spoke to residents on #CarpentersEstate, Stratford, about their priorities for meanwhile space on the estate. Take a look at their ideas for 'Working Spaces' and 'Planting and Growing'.

As a long time fan of Ministry of Stories I can attest for how amazing their work is

I was delighted to get to speak to the lovely team @theskaped this week and they are on the look out for trustees. A beautiful & information info pack and details on how to apply is online here skaped.org/become-a-trust… Go check it out people! (I for sure will be!)