Your Meet Up Connectors

Youth Programme Coordinator

Owen Skerritt

Hi I’m Owen!

I enjoy being extroverted and louder with close friends, but equally need my quiet time to recharge.

With busy life I can find myself pushing that need for quiet down the list of priorities, and am now working to find a better balance and to give myself more time to breathe. I now incorporate quiet into my daily life, from intentional quiet crafty afternoons with friends, to setting a morning aside a week to sit with just myself and a coffee.

I’m excited to create quiet spaces and opportunities for young people, and allow them to more easily engage with youth activities, build confidence and connect with others at their own pace, and to see the value in allowing themselves the quiet spaces they need.

Email:owen@quietconnections.co.uk

Ruth Purdy

I believe that art has the power to change the world and I set up Make it Better (mitber) CIC to increase engagement with creativity.

I studied Fine Art BA Hons and PGCE in Birmingham, followed by an MA in Photography at Falmouth. Before this I worked in further education and in schools delivering arts education to a wide variety of neurotypical and neurodiverse learners; working closely with speech, language and occupational therapists.

I am always excited to see the unique way individuals respond to and communicate through creative processes. For over ten years I have worked in local communities around Cornwall, demonstrating how regular contact with fun creative activities can improve people lives.

This fully funded workshop will be delivered in partnership with Ruth from Make It Better CIC. Ruth is an experienced creative practitioner specialising in sustainable, experimental photography processes for children and young people.

Delivered across two days, the workshop introduces sustainable and alternative photographic processes using plants, minerals, light, and simple handmade tools. Participants will work progressively across both days, building skills and confidence as they go.

What will we do?

Day 1 (Feb 28)
Children will experiment with alternative photographic processes, including anthotype, cuprotype, and cyanotype.

• Creating light-sensitive emulsions from plants and minerals

• Coating paper with handmade emulsions

• Making contact prints with plants and found objects

Day 2 (Mar 7)
The second day focuses on simple camera techniques and developing images using sustainable methods.

• Making a plant-based photographic developer using vegetable cooking water

• Taking pinhole cameras for a walk

• Learning how to read light and create long-exposure photographs

• Developing positive paper images in a darkroom

What will the environment be like?

The session will be held in Krowji’s Art Room. The room is light and calm and photos can be found on their website.

These workshops are designed to be calm, welcoming and low-pressure, with limited numbers of up to 8 young people aged 8-12 and 3 facilitators. Parents will be invited to join in with the creativity, to help the young people settle in.

There is no expectation to create or engage in any specific way. Quiet socialising is encouraged, but will not be expected.

Krowji, Redruth

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Krowji, West Park, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 3GE

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Krowji has details on how to find them on their website here.

Parking is available and clearly signposted at Krowji.

If you would like any more detailed information about this workshop, we’d be very happy to send it to you in an email. Just contact us on owen@quietconnections.co.uk.