Carys Anne Hughes

Education and Training:

Sep 2001 – Jun 2004 First Class BA (Hons), Embroidery, Manchester Metropolitan University
June 2004 Dissertation: - ‘Adult Surreal Puppetry’
Sep 2000 – Jun 2001 Foundation Studies at Warrington Collegiate College, Padgate Campus, (Distinction)

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2002 Halton Lea Library, Runcorn, Cheshire

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2003 Halton Show, Spike Island, Widnes.
Harris Museum, Preston.
2002 Halton Show, Spike Island, Widnes.
Norton Priory Museum, Runcorn, Cheshire.

I have work in university, corporate and private collections as well as seeing its application in commercial manufacturing.

Recent Employment:

2004-Ongoing
Return to the care industry initially as Activities Co-ordinator, then to Care Team Leader and Senior CTL, then in Dec 2005 moving to Watson Group Healthcare Ltd to manage their new Dementia unit which is my current full time employment, it is my long term ambition to return to full time employment as an artist-maker in the next eighteen months.

2003 Ongoing
Workshops with children and adults, making items such as masks and puppets.
Numerous Art workshops for children exploring character through the making of different types of puppets.

Summer School for Halton High School in Runcorn, working with their theme of Harry Potter, I made giant Willow masks of each character and also made spiders from chicken wire, textiles and other mixed media.

Workshops making masks for several venues including Spike Island Show, Crow Wood Fun Day, Criccieth, North Wales Festival.

2002
Numerous Art Workshops for children making craft items such as kites, mobiles, finger puppets and wire bugs.

Workshops, at Spike Island Show, making Peg people.

Lead artist Women’s Refuge working with mixed media to involve mothers working with their children.

Summer Fun, Castlefields Community Centre, week long project making wire and fabric insects.