Art and Pedagogy
Monday, 20 July 2026
The annual Leeds foundation course trip to Buckden
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Every year during the winter the Leeds foundation course would go to Wharfdale for 5 days. I started teaching during the mid 1970s and went ...
Thursday, 9 January 2025
Training the eyes
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During the build up to the World Cup rugby final the Guardian sports section had an article on the work of Dr Sherylle Calder. She was repor...
Monday, 27 November 2023
Ten minute portraits: An ice breaker
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Police Identikit portrait One ice breaker that I used to use when working with first year degree students, especially when the 'A' l...
Monday, 11 September 2023
Synthesis, materials, surface and structural possibilities.
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When I worked on the Foundation Course at Leeds College of Art or the Jacob Kramer College as it was then, one of the most useful three dime...
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
More memories: The Foundation Certificate
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Now I have actually retired I have more time on my hands and have begun to sift through old drawers full of drawings. In one drawer I found ...
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
The Jacob Kramer Red Spot
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The symbol for the Jacob Kramer College Leeds 1968 to 1993 The red spot stood for many things, most importantly the significant role Ha...
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Finally I'm retiring
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On the 31st of July 2023 I will actually retire. I stopped adding to my pedagogy posts a while ago, because I was far more interested in thi...
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