What is an Artist in Residence?

It sounds like a really posh title doesn't it? An 'Artist in Residence' (AiR for short!) is an artist who spends some time at a school and produces work in collaboration with the students. I'm really excited about being AiR at Oldbury Wells School: it's a great opportunity to share my passion about the Arts and a chance for students to follow the professional practice of an artist. I've set up this blog as a record of the journey and hopefully some of the students I work with will be able to add their comments along the way.