Workshops
I’ve delivered workshops for Peak Cymru, Fio, Made Gallery in Denbigh, Artes Mundi and St Fagans National Museum of History.
Our bodies and spirits have gone through millions of years of evolution throughout which we have been millions of different species. We contain millions of years of stories, connections, teachings, knowledges, languages and feelings.
I use workshops to create new folklore and rituals that connect us to these experiences and build deeper connections with ourselves and other species.
Chitibuck etching by Jo Baines
I currently offer ‘The Bird That Brings Hope’ - a workshop that follows the story of the ‘Chitibuck’ - a blue feathered bird that lives on the Planet Luz. In the lore of our galaxy, its duty is to travel to other planets and collect the hopes of different species, and keep them in its stomach. When it dies, these hopes nourish the sacred ground beneath our feet.
The purpose of this workshop is to unravel human supremacy and to build interspecies solidarity. Over the course of a day, we’ll explore the question - ‘what is our duty to each other?’ - through conversations, folklore, storytelling, writing and practical elements.