Claire has taught many different classes and courses for many different art organisations locally. Claire has a strong teaching style and believes that classes should be designed to accommodate the individual and what that person wants to learn. Claire encourages the student to choose the medium and subject of their artwork if it is appropriate for the workshop theme. By using her experience, Claire shows each individual student how to use that medium and the best way in which to tackle their chosen subject.

Claire has vast experience in teaching, she taught her own art courses to adults for five years, run numerous demonstrations and workshops for the Farnham Maltings, has been a visiting artist for Farnborough College of Technology and also advised both students and lecturers there on the current art market as part of the their Media and Creative Arts Liaison Committee. Claire also teaches workshops for both adults and children at Guildford House Gallery.

Claire has also inspired three students, to do projects about her and her work for academic courses. This has included a degree student at Reading University, a GCSE student at St. Anne’s Convent School, Southampton and an NC Design student at Farnborough College of Technology.

Students work from the Easter 2009 workshop
at Guildford House Gallery

Students work from the workshop
'Spring Creatures' at Guildford House
Gallery

Aug 2009

Children’s one day drawing workshop, West End Centre, Adershot

Easter 2009

Easter Egg Box with Spring Characters, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford

Feb-Mar 2009

3D Carbon Workshops, Potters Gate School, Farnham

Sep-Dec 2008

Junior Art Club, The Arc, Caterham, Surrey

Aug 2008 - Sep 2009

Private One-One Tuition, to develop a child's creative skills

Feb 2008

Portfolio Seminar, Farnborough College of Technology, Farnborough

Feb 2008

‘Spring Creatures’, Modelling with children, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford

Nov 2006

Practical workshops, ‘Importance of Primary Research’ for Farnborough College of Technology, NC Design Yrs 1& 2 and First Diploma in Art & Design.

April 2006

Painting Workshop for Children as part of Farnham Maltings Festival

2003 – 2004

Gave private tuition to an 8 year old to gain an art scholarship.

2002 – 2003

Courses and Workshops for both adults and children, which included: Bead Making’, ‘Beads, Bangles and Baubles’, ‘Watercolour for Beginners’, ‘Jewellery Making’, ‘2D Media’ and ‘Silk Painting’. Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham.

2000 – 2002

Various Jewellery making with beads, card making and mask making ‘hands-on’ demonstrations for both adults and children. Elphicks Ltd, West Street, Farnham

2000

Gallery workshop for local schools/colleges. Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College

Students work from 'Importance of Primary Research' at Farnborough College of Technology.

ART - SKILLS

Drawing
Charcoal/Pencil/Inks/Pastels/Pen/Mixed Media etc

Painting
Oil/Watercolour/Acrylic/Silk/Mixed Media

Photography
SLR/Digital Camera/Photoshop/Digital Manipulation
(No developing)

Model Making
Preferred material is plasticine

ART - TECHNIQUE

Abstraction

Representation

Illustration

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Contemporary Art
Digital Art
Landscape incl. British Tradition
Own art work/theories
Art History

CRAFTS

Silk Painting

Jewellery Making with Beads

Mask making/decoration

Making Cards/Place names

Making Christmas Decorations

Claire is also available for one-one tuition.

FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Please download my Teaching Portfolio here.

For further information please do not hesitate to contact Claire.