TEACHING

I started out in teaching straight after finishing my degree in mixed media fine arts back in 2000. I taught for many years in SECONDARY schools & Was Head of art in a school in islington. I left teaching full time in 2006 to set up my business and follow my own creative path and abilu creations was born.

I REKINDLED my love of teaching after moving back to surrey and discovering Surrey Art School. I believe the creative process of making to be invaluable in not only learning but also well-being.

when a job came up part time at collyer’s college in horsham teaching the very course i took btec art & design I knew i needed to apply. after over 10 years out of mainstream education i finally wanted to give back to the next generation and teach them some of what i had learnt with running my own BUSINESS over the years & thankfully i got the job!

I absolutely love my job and have built a happy balance between running my own BUSINESS & teaching. Teaching is a passion of mine and at the very core deep within me. I find it very hard not to share the creative process & I am looking forward to sharing some tutorials with you soon.

Teaching at surrey art school - check out classes & workshops available at SURREY art school - www.surreyartschool.com

I am happy to teach on a one to one basis or in specific group booking, although this is on hold while i get my new studio sorted. I am based in dorking and I am getting it sorted and will be adding a kiln soon, but this may take me a while to get up and running, but in the meantime I am planning on creating downloadable tutorials, or we can do a zoom call. feel free to contact me if you have any specific requests, i would be happy to help.

I am passionate about 3D techniques, even my sketchbooks are hard to close where layers of RELIEF, colour & texture have been added.

I love texture, colour & form, although colour is limited in my casts you will see hints of this in my refashioned jewellery range and abstract painting. I have a broad KNOWLEDGE of fine art skills due to my degree in Mixed Media Fine Art & my teaching background, I also studied costume design which is also evident in my large jewllery designs.

I can cover fine art, Graphics, ceramics, ILLUSTRATION, branding, photography, printmaking, design technology, fashion & Costume, fashion Styling, and more. If I am unable to help with a skill or PARTICULAR area I can pass you onto a specialist from my contacts within the small business industry .

I can even offer support for GCse, alevel, btec or higher education on a 1-2-1 basis.

I was in charge of the juniors section of super seconds festival and hope to continue to nurture this venture in supporting budding small BUSINESSES on their creative journeys.

I offer 1-2-1 sessions with small BUSINESSES, start ups or creatives wanting me to take a look at their business with fresh eyes. I am proud to be a dyslexic thinker and this allows me to come up with new and original ideas or different ways of thinking that you may have not thought about. If you would like to book in a 1-2-1 zoom call do email me: abilu@abilucreations.com