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Paticipatory Arts
Collaborating with other creative practitioners in planning and delivering projects
that excite, engage and inspire, I strive to create an environment
in which everybody can thrive in their creativity.
I really enjoy working with groups that are diverse in ability and background,
encouraging everybody to work together, sharing skills and ideas.
I motivate participants to explore their own ideas for themes and imagery
as well as play with and investigate the materials they are working with.
that excite, engage and inspire, I strive to create an environment
in which everybody can thrive in their creativity.
I really enjoy working with groups that are diverse in ability and background,
encouraging everybody to work together, sharing skills and ideas.
I motivate participants to explore their own ideas for themes and imagery
as well as play with and investigate the materials they are working with.
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Creating Connections
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The Waste of Time
An ongoing sculpture and participatory arts project
raising awareness of single-use plastic
and marine plastic pollution.
Fun and creative sessions
making sculpture and images
using domestic waste such as
plastic food and drink packaging,
and collected 'Thames Plastic', - marine debris
found on beaches of the river in
East London and the Thames Estuary.
Workshops are suitable for all ages.
Workshops for schools are tailored to suit
the age group / key stage, through
working in partnership with teachers.
Please click the instagram link to @barefootedarts to see the latest 'The Waste of Time' news.
raising awareness of single-use plastic
and marine plastic pollution.
Fun and creative sessions
making sculpture and images
using domestic waste such as
plastic food and drink packaging,
and collected 'Thames Plastic', - marine debris
found on beaches of the river in
East London and the Thames Estuary.
Workshops are suitable for all ages.
Workshops for schools are tailored to suit
the age group / key stage, through
working in partnership with teachers.
Please click the instagram link to @barefootedarts to see the latest 'The Waste of Time' news.
Sculpture
Festival of Lights at The National Theatre
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Lantern Puppets
Lantern Processions
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Carnival and Event Workshops
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Space Decoration
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Stamford Hill Primary School |
London Borough of Haringey
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Hall Banners |
Designed and hand painted by years 3, 4 and 5, these banners encase sound absorbing foam to dampen the sound in the very echoey dining hall, transforming the space.
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Sherington Primary School |
London Borough of Greenwich.
Collaboration with Jonny Stockbridge. |
Energy Project |
We worked with all years, creating art to enrich a large shelter in the playground. In each class, we explored a different aspect of energy through a variety of media, with the emphasis on positivity, health and fun.
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Time Tunnel Banners |
Multimedia workshops to generate ideas and create images for past, present and future banners about the local area.
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Designing the playground of the future for Greenwich Park
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Monega Primary School
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Mosaic
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Outdoor and permanent, highly decorative and tactile, we create colourful mosaics in group workshops. Participants work directly with glass tiles and shapes, and stained glass chosen and cut specifically for each project. They also create cast plaques, adding another tactile dimension to the workshops and final pieces. Our workshops are exciting and engaging for all ages and abilities. |
SchoolsParticipants interact with this tactile medium in fun creative workshops to produce permanent outdoor decoration.
We will work with whole classes, involving them in the process from start to finish, often beginning with large scale drawing sessions using charcoal or chalk. |
CommunityOur mosaic workshops are excellent for encouraging
people of all ages to work together. We plan and adapt each project so as to encourage the participants to have inspiring creative experiences. |
Outdoor Art
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Giant octupus collage on Greatstone Beach, Kent for the Low Tide Festival
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Whole Hog Arts with Romney Marsh Countryside Project
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Artist
Project Director and Workshop Leader
Arts in Community and Education
Celebratory Arts
Sculpture
Project Director and Workshop Leader
Arts in Community and Education
Celebratory Arts
Sculpture
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After completing a first degree in Fine Art in Sunderland, Di Jones moved to London and embarked on a freelance career in community and celebratory arts which took her the length and breadth of Britain. Highlights include designing and leading workshops to make a section of the huge carnival celebrating the opening of the Channel Tunnel; working with schools to create lantern installations in the National Theatre; many and varied gigs with Greenwich based Emergency Exit Arts, from comedy street performances with hand held fireworks to art sessions with parents and under 5 in Children’s Centres, to making giant Ravana effigies for the London Hindu Community and many many workshops for carnivals and lantern processions. Di is very experienced in making giant puppets, processional images and costumes with schools and communities. Di has a PGCE (pcet) and loves to work with people of all ages. She is currently working on her latest project: 'The Waste of Time', an ongoing participatory arts project raising awareness of single-use plastic and marine plastic pollution. Di’s own sculpture practice, which she has returned to late in her career, informs and is influenced by her work in community and education, and she considers it integral to all her activities. |
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Studio:
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Diana Jones
U0-131, Thames-Side Studios, Harrington Way, London, SE18 5NR |
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