Author Archives: Florence Meredith

Making personal reflective time and space is challenging within the unpredictable environment of my working situation. Although this is given some time and space within the framework of an annual Personal Review and Appraisal and Mid-Year Review at UAL, the … Continue reading →

I found myself intrigued by the parallels within Object Based Learning, and costume for performance. Costumes are objects which are presented to an audience who experience, interpret and discover (dramatic) information about, through, and from them. They are sometimes contextualised … Continue reading →

It was great to chat to John about how I had been surprised at my own interest and enthusiasm, and discuss ways of setting the scene and finding time for the pg cert. I expressed my concern for my propensity … Continue reading →

In this shorter session I felt exhausted after the invigorating morning workshop. There was a really interesting discussion around the corporate style of the HEA descriptors. I would be interested to learn more read about the development of the contemporary … Continue reading →

I felt apprehensive and excited about the first day of workshops. However, as soon as I had spoken to some of my peers, and enjoyed the polite conversational structure that the string exercise afforded, my apprehension was eased. I thought … Continue reading →

I started by choosing to read Callender’s ‘The Role of Aesthetic Judgement in Psychotherapy’ (2005). Although I found the links between the arts and psychotherapy fascinating, I struggled to recognise whether or not I was fully understanding this dense and … Continue reading →

My name is Flo (she/her), and I work as a Specialist Costume Technician at CSM, in Granary Building. I have been in this post since January 2022, working across the performance programmes. I thoroughly enjoy delivering skills and materials based … Continue reading →