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Teacher of Art & Design
2000 – 2008 Golspie High School (p/t) Golspie, Sutherland 1996 – 2000 Supply teacher Highland Region 1992 – 1996 Rothesay Academy Isle of Bute

Freelance Community Artist/ Costume Designer 2001-2016 

Right Lines Costume design “Rapid Departure”(2015 and retour 2016) 

Right Lines Costume design “Be Silent or Be Killed” (2013) 

Right Lines Costume design “From These Parts”(2012) 

Right Lines Costume design “Whisky Kisses” 2010 

Arts in Motion Costume Design ‘The Sweetener’ 2009 

Right Lines Costume design “Accidental Death of an Accordionist” (2008) 

Arts in Motion Costumes Design ‘The Box it Came In’, 2007 

Arts in Motion Timespan Story Room Animation Project, 2007 

Sutherland Celebrates Community Procession 2007 

Arts in Motion, Gleneagles Project 2006 

National Theatre of Scotland ‘Home’ Project Caithness, Costume Maker 2006 

Benchtours ‘Crowhurst’ Prop Maker, 2005 

Nairn Christmas Lights, Procession . 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 

Greycoast ‘Song of Sutherland’ Costume and Prop Designer,2004 

Right Lines Costume design “Who Bares Wins” (2004) 

Wick Lantern Procession, Artist & Pyro Technician, 2004 

Arts in Motion, Highland Festival, Designer Processional Gateway, 2003 

Walk the Plank, Lead Artist Closing Ceremony, The Commonwealth Games, 2002 

Floating Lantern Procession, Brisbane, Australia, Artist 2001 1985 -2000

Various freelance Arts Projects including Schools Liaison Officer for Welfare State’s ‘Glasgow All Lit Up’ Lantern Procession involving 10,000 people (1990)

2000 – 2009 Arts Administration  Cultural Coordinator East Ross & Sutherland 2008 – 2009

Timespan Artist in Residence Evaluation Report., 2007 

Arts in Motion Co-ordinator Blue Screen Film Project 

Community Co-ordinator Tain Heritage Trust, Cinema Project 

ArtsPlay, Regional Co-ordinator, F/T 2002- 2003, P/T 2003-2004 

Ross-shire Special Needs Playscheme Co-ordinator, 2001

2000 – 2009 Professional Development  Module ‘Introduction to Autism’ – Aberdeen University 2005  Module 1 Chartered Teacher – Reflective Essay 2004  European Computer Driving Licence, 2004

Education
1978-1983 Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh  B.A. (hons) Drawing Painting & Printmaking .

1984- 1985 Jordanhill College of Education Glasgow  T.Q.S.E. Art & Design

1984 – 1985 Glasgow University (p/t) Glasgow  Dip Ed.

Recent Courses
Glass Blowing, Tain, Glass Techniques, Lybster, Silk Paper Making, Cromarty, Digital Imaging, Highland Print Workshop Inverness.