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College of Education. Teacher's Certificate.
Art Specialisation
Worked
as a toymaker attached to Elmfield Rudolph Styner
School in Stourbridge making ‘Woodpecker
Toys’.
Set
up ‘Barmouth Pottery’ making reduced
fired stoneware.
Part-time
lecturer in Kelsterton technical college Connah’s
Quay teaching general studies and life drawing
in the art department.
Also
part-time lecturer at Wrexham College of Art.
Organised
and ran private residential workshops in pottery
in Bala
Pottery
course teacher for Urdd Centre on Bala Lake.
Extensive
research trip to Greece visiting archaeological
sites. Teaching also in a language school in
Athens.
Some
of my drawings during this period were exhibitied
in an exhibition in Athens.
Opened
studio / Gallery in Barmouth. Engaged in many
kinds of graphic design activities, sign-writing,
screen printing, leaflet design and illustration.
During
this period spent another period of time in
Greece and Turkey studying the origin of human
settlement. Many of the subsequent paintings
have used material from this period of research.
Led
Workshops in Rhyl Arts Centre for Denbigh County
Council. Workshop was based around a Neanderthal
excavation made by the children in the library
car park. Led to much painting and sculpture.
Set
up ‘Synaptic Connections. Design studio,
undertaking a wide range of PC based design
work, web design, software development etc.
Designed
and made 2 large exhibition tables for the Welsh
Cullinary team who represented Wales at culinary
exhibitions. The first table was used at the
‘Culinary Olympics’ in Berlin.,
the second designed for an international competition
in Glasgow.
Employed
by the Max Plank Institute to illustrate the
official report outlining proposals for a new
interactive science centre concerned with genetic
engineering to be built on the south bank of
the Rhine.
Employed
to make some exhibits for the ‘Sea Myths
and Monsters’ temporary exhibition for
the ‘Explore’ Maratime Museum in
Portaferry Co Down N. Ireland.
Was
head of an unsuccessful bid to raise some blocks
of Carara marble from the seabed near Dyffryn
to be used in an international sculture competition.
Lecturing
part time in Coleg Harlech
Computer
consultance contract with Elwa (for 5 years)
Development
of ‘virtual visit website technology’
Development
of other interactive web based sites including
‘The gallery of iterating spaces’.
Chairman
of ‘Harlech Dispersed Gallery’.
Began
to develop ideas for the ‘Sustainable
Genome’ sculpture using carved wooden
sculpture with computer-controlled elements.
Spent
a month travelling South India working on a
series of drawings and later paintings of the
temples in Tamil Nadu. Explored the ‘lost
wax’ foundry industry around Sidi Buri
near Kumbakorum in the Chola Valley.
Exhibitions
of Paintings and Sculpture
Prize
painting at the Municipal Art Gallery. Dudley.
Athens
Courtyard
Gallery. Chester
Bristol
Plas
Glyn Y Weddol.
Some
work in the Arts Centre Aberystwyth
Some
work in the Mostyn Galley Llandudno
The
Millenium Show at The Museum of Modern Art.
Machynlleth
The
Dispersed Gallery Harlech
The
Memorial Hall Harlech
The
Bleddfa Centre
Large
collection of work in Germany
Future
Exhibitions
The
Memorial Hall Harlech August 2nd – August
19th
The
Royal Pavilion Llangollen August 26th –
September 17th
Sheridan
Russel Gallery, London.
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