Jonathan's Teaching Experience & Skills

Stone Carving Teacher, Dorset

Stone carving tutor in Swanage and surrounding areas, from Spring 2009 to present.
Heart of Efford Community Partnership Highview School, Makaton “Welcome” sign carved with students & parents (2011).
Get Art Activity Week Heathlands Community Centre, Ferndown. Stone carving workshop.
Kaleido Arts Efford Youth Club in Plymouth, tutoring young women (2010).
Walford Mill, Wimborne “Stone Paper Scissors” Exhibition of 3 different media, contemporary craft work inspired by the Jurassic Coast, it was selected as part of the official Jurassic Coast Arts Programme by the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site (2009).
Walford Mill, Wimborne Centre promoting British contemporary crafts – stone carving workshops with groups of children from local schools (2009).
Lychett Minster School Jurassic carvings project with schoolchildren (2009).
The Old Malthouse School, Langton Matravers Stone carving tutor to Junior School children (2007).
NHS Trust – Mental Health Occupational Therapist teaching clay modelling & sculpture in a variety of media (1996-2007).
Durlston Country Park Stone carving workshop (June 2006), and ‘have-a-go’ at carving (June 2004).
Free Expression Arts Festival, Blandford Stone carving workshop for all ages (Aug 2005).

Inter Action, Chess set project Worked with visually impaired people from Milton Keynes and a visually impaired artist to produce a 3ft high chess set (2004).
VOLNET launch of DFPD Teaching stone carving to disabled people at Clayesmore School, Blandford (2004).
Holton Lee (Respite Centre) Poole Workshops for the visually impaired (2003).
Winton Centre, Winton Series of stone carving workshops (2003).
Wool First School Big Arts Week – work with 60 young children producing insects in mixed media (2002).
South West Arts – Little Acorn Project 16 week project, teaching stone carving to groups of people with a variety of disabilities.
Bournemouth Council & Social Services Working with groups of 6-10 people, teaching sculpture and stone.
Psychiatric Rehab & Day Centres carving, (e.g. Leven House).
Holton Lee, Holton Heath, Poole The Waymarkers Project: one-to-one and group carving tuition to people with disabilities (2001).
Priestland’s School, Lymington Noah’s Ark – carving an 8ft 6ins high fountain with schoolchildren to reflect environmental issues (1998).
Ad Astra First School, Canford Heath Teaching children clay modelling & stonecarving (1993).
Bournemouth Council & Social Services Series of teaching workshops.
Poole Council – Broadstone Youth Centre Workshops for permanently excluded schoolchildren.
Dorset County Council Durlston Country Park teaching stonecarving to schoolchildren.