Do I Have Something on my Face?

I heard once that if you were to pass yourself in the street, you wouldn’t recognise your own face. Is that true? It might have been true back in the 15th century when the only way to have any idea of what you looked like was a mirror or to sit for a very expensive…

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“All art is illusion” – Interview with Sheila Dick

Life drawing is a form of art which captures the human body and has been around for as long as humans have walked the earth. Life drawing can be dated back to 17,000 BCE from prehistoric cave paintings, and, although they were of a basic depiction, it stands as a part of the art form’s…

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Guest Blog – Junk Jodie

For our next blog we asked our good friend, resident artist and Proteus alumni Jodie Marsh-Hoffman to pen a few lines about following her heart to carve a career as both a performer and visual artist, and what led her to set up a new arts and crafts Youtube channel as Junk Jodie! Hi I’m…

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A Chat With Corinne Marsh – Art Tutor for Young People

Marketing Manager Mary G. sat down a few weeks ago with artist and professional art tutor Corinne Marsh to find out a little bit about how her classes are structured, and her plans for a new art class for young people aged 12 – 18: How long have you been working with children and young…

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