MAKING ART - CONNECTING PEOPLE

Amy is an artist and designer with many years experience in the fields of carnival/theatre arts, community arts and arts and health. Her work covers a broad range of skills including carnival costumes and puppets, sewing and textiles, photography and printmaking, site-specific installations and more. She has created ambitious installations, sculptures and carnival puppets for large events including Glastonbury Festival, Shambala Festival, Boomtown Fair and The Mayor's Thames Festival. Amy runs weekly arts classes for women in partnership with Wellspring Healthy Living Centre and two local children's centres. She regularly delivers creative projects and workshops in schools and with communities across Bristol and the UK. Recent projects include; Artist in Residence at Bannerman Road Primary School creating work with the children for the Easton Arts Trail and co-producing the Church Road Lantern Parade delivering spectacular lantern making workshops in two of the schools. www.amypeck.com