Carne Griffiths artist workshop

In November we were delighted to welcome Carne to the Falmer campus for our first artist workshop of the academic year.

Brighton student Beth Savage speaks about her experience of the workshop as a trainee art and design teacher.

“Attending the artist workshop by Carne was a very freeing experience.

“The day started with an inspiring introduction from Carne about his background in the art and design industry through to his career today. Hearing and observing his thought processes and technique that goes into his art was fascinating and I immediately felt connected as I follow similar processes in my own art practice.

“For the rest of the workshop, it was time for us to complete some experimental pieces followed by a large-scale piece where we had an opportunity to express ourselves using the same methods as Carne.

“As well as gaining practical skills from this workshop, it was also a great opportunity, as a trainee, to get to know the other UBATO members through their artwork and conversations.

“I find that working in a loose, expressive way with the materials that we used such as ink and tea was very therapeutic as I was so absorbed in the process and relationship between the media on the page. It’s a form of escapism for me. The unpredictability and using household items such as tea is something that I’d love to bring to the classroom to allow the students to realise that art has limitless possibilities.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Carne again for a wonderful and grounding experience.”