ATM Classes are one hour sessions where you follow my voice inviting you to move in specific ways. The method was devised by the Ukrainian-Israeli engineer Moshe Feldenkrais in the 1950s and 60s.
He was fascinated by neuroplasticity and demonstrated that small movements lead to incremental change and help us organise ourselves better as we move through the world, physically, mentally and emotionally.
Reducing effort and increasing ease is the aim of the ATM classes.
Exploring how different movements make different marks. Breaking down the constituent elements of drawing into colour, materials, surface, body. We look at drawing in relation to Rudolph Laban’s movement theory (all age groups).
This workshop can be an hour for younger participants. A half or full day for BA / MA students where we go more into the theory of Choreology and movement.
I started my somatic training in 2017 during my Creative Practice MFA at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. I was inspired by theatre and dance-makers to use physical exploration as a way of developing creative work. I took this inspiration into design schools and now into creative agencies.
In 2020 I started training as a Feldenkrais Practitioner with the London training programme run by Scott Clark and Elizabeth Beringer. I am now qualified to teach Awareness Through Movement classes and in 2024 I will ready to offer Functional Integration sessions.
I worked for over 15 years as a communications designer, creating interactive exhibitions and installations that shared climate science with the public, connecting academic researchers and local communities around the UK.
This workshop invites participants to consider the potential of the body, and our physical experiences, in relation to designing / making objects, spaces and systems - being, as they are, inextricably linked.
Drawing on dance and theatre traditions we will explore the body as a site of enquiry, as a tool for research, and as a material within the creative process. A half or full day for professionals and BA / MA students.
Rather than deriving our understanding of art through academic texts and visual analysis, this workshop offers an embodied experience. How do we feel when we look at a drawing, painting, or sculpture? What sensations arise in the body? How does movement influence those sensations? Using Feldenkrais principles of gentle physical exploration this is a one-hour workshop for all ages.
As an artist, with a research practice in movement and mark-making, I know how my body works as a research tool. Yet, as a designer, I understand how long hours in front of the computer can leave us feeling depleted and dispirited.
We humans are kinetic learners and many of us do our best thinking when moving. I have directly experienced how my ideas evolve and improve through physical exploration.
Conversely, my creative droughts often result from sedentary days working on the screen. This motivates me to share what I’ve learned with you .
I am Lecturer in Design at Bath Spa University on the Product and Furniture Design programme. I am a visiting lecturer at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance on the Creative Practice MA/MFA, and at Goldsmiths College on the design BA/MA courses.