Get Online Week is a digital inclusion campaign put on by the Good Things Foundation. Clicking onto the internet opens a new world, however some adults still struggle to get online. According to the Consumer Digital Index, 16% of adults lack Foundation-level essential digital skills.1 The aim of Get Online Week is to help tens...
Author: Brook Chalmers
Printmaking Class Exhibit Their Work
This exhibition is the work produced by learners studying the Level 1 Award in Creative Craft Using Printmaking. They have developed their skills in a range of printing methods including how to create hand cut blocks, styles of repeat patterns and use of colour in design. Elements of design have been explored to gain understanding...
Toni Peers: The Rewards of Volunteering as a Parent Ambassador
I have been a freelance craft tutor for about 16 years; around 2 years ago, one piece of regular work I had came to an end due to funding. It was a piece of work that felt rewarding as I was working with a dementia group teaching art. I had attended a few courses at...
Jennifer Drake – Art, Drawing and Painting
I am 70 years old and have been interested in art and craft since I retired. I was educated to CSE Level in various subjects at a school in Romford. Although I gained Grade 1 Art I didn’t always get good marks for my work. One teacher commenting ‘Earthquake’ by the side of a pencil...