Katie Beth
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Podcast Appearances
So I spent a long time lovingly repairing it and it's followed us to our new space which that's where we are at the moment. So it was about seven years ago when I was working in secondary schools in sixth form and I was doing art tutoring as well.
So I spent a long time lovingly repairing it and it's followed us to our new space which that's where we are at the moment. So it was about seven years ago when I was working in secondary schools in sixth form and I was doing art tutoring as well.
And as I noticed how many students were part of the mainstream schooling system and how little attention each were receiving by being part of such big classes, sometimes it was over a class of 30. I wanted to set up something separately, so that's when I set up Inner Art, and that was a one-to-one tuition, and then we built around that with art clubs, art classes for adults.
And as I noticed how many students were part of the mainstream schooling system and how little attention each were receiving by being part of such big classes, sometimes it was over a class of 30. I wanted to set up something separately, so that's when I set up Inner Art, and that was a one-to-one tuition, and then we built around that with art clubs, art classes for adults.
and holiday workshops too. When we were really blessed by so many supportive parents and their students and adults that's when we started to grow a little bit and I had tutor friends, art teachers who I'd been on various art departments with and we got together and collaborated from there.
and holiday workshops too. When we were really blessed by so many supportive parents and their students and adults that's when we started to grow a little bit and I had tutor friends, art teachers who I'd been on various art departments with and we got together and collaborated from there.
Yeah, I think you almost answered it there.
Yeah, I think you almost answered it there.
So we use watercolours, acrylics, oil paints, and we also do some printing techniques. And a lot of the work we do stems from observational drawing and looking at the things around us, sometimes in nature.
So we use watercolours, acrylics, oil paints, and we also do some printing techniques. And a lot of the work we do stems from observational drawing and looking at the things around us, sometimes in nature.
Oh yeah, I just love these shelves. They're made from scaffolding planks but inside each little shelf are all our collections of still life objects that sort of change daily almost as we bring things in.
Oh yeah, I just love these shelves. They're made from scaffolding planks but inside each little shelf are all our collections of still life objects that sort of change daily almost as we bring things in.
We get inspiration from the outdoors or current events and the students themselves bring lots of inspiration with all their weird and wonderful ideas and the things that they actually want to take from their dreams and imaginations into something that's real.
We get inspiration from the outdoors or current events and the students themselves bring lots of inspiration with all their weird and wonderful ideas and the things that they actually want to take from their dreams and imaginations into something that's real.
We try to cover a broad spectrum so that we do work from real life, we do learn skills, we learn techniques, we learn traditional art skills but also we enhance that with our own personal journey or the things that we are inspired by and the things that we love.
We try to cover a broad spectrum so that we do work from real life, we do learn skills, we learn techniques, we learn traditional art skills but also we enhance that with our own personal journey or the things that we are inspired by and the things that we love.
I am an oil painter and I love drawing people. I like landscapes. I've got my own little art studio set up and that's a different location. It's just where my world is, really.
I am an oil painter and I love drawing people. I like landscapes. I've got my own little art studio set up and that's a different location. It's just where my world is, really.
Yeah, I mean, that store cup's packed with art materials in there. But yeah, above it, it's... Oh, what road is that called? It's the one with the colourful houses that everybody knows in Reigate.
Yeah, I mean, that store cup's packed with art materials in there. But yeah, above it, it's... Oh, what road is that called? It's the one with the colourful houses that everybody knows in Reigate.