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LARA ABIGAIL RHODES

I am a young, driven and enthusiastic Textiles student who craves to make, shape and design. I lean to the area of textiles which is more fine art based. Where materials are used to complement the pieces I create. My pieces are typically made up of more than one medium such as machine-embroidered photographs.

However I love to challenge myself and enjoy combining many different forms of medium in my work. In our project we are doing right now ‘unit x’ I found looking at digital media such as film challenging but interesting and would love to further my knowledge in this field.

I am constantly excited about starting new projects and always ensure I fulfil the clients’ requirements and what they envisage the final product to be. 

EDUCATION

Manchester Metropolitan University

Currently undertaking a degree ‘Textiles in Practise’ in my first year

Camberwell Art College

Foundation course

Passed

Woldingham School, Marden Park, Caterham

Surrey CR3 7YA

3 A LEVELS: Textiles: A*, Art: A , English: B

10 GCSEs: 3 A, 6 B, 1 C

WORK EXPERIENCE

Finton House Primary school

School experience with year 2, supporting main class teacher

From: 1.6.2008 until 12.6.2008 

Grazia Magazine

Work experience: observing how a magazine works weekly, mainly helping with admin  

From: 20.7.2008 until 25.7.2008

Ludlow Hi Fashion

Work included data processing, collating samples for buyers in Paris, general administration

12 weeks over a 3 year period

At Your Service

Worked for a catering company which provides services to the events industry

From: 04.02.2011 until: 03.02.2012

Currently working with Robyn Woolston (practising Artist and film maker who is 1 of 4 nominated for the Liverpool art prize, Jai Redman (Artist, founder and creative director of Ultimate Holding Company) on Dresscode an Olympic project of installations along Whitechapel high street

Live project – can be viewed in progress on tumbr - http://2012dresscode.tumblr.com/ also on twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/2012dresscode

Will be exhibited on 23.06.12

Creative Events

Working for the 2012 Olympic Games (Earls court or Excel centre)

Start Work on 26.07.12

OTHER

Bronze Duke of Edinburgh

Designed and produced props and costumes for school productions: Alice and Wonderland, Caucasian chalk circle and The Crucible

Charities:

Raised money to build two houses for families in Rwanda, who were affected by the 2006 genocide

                                                      

REFEREES

Mr Adrian: email: Adrian.Floyd@fintonhouse.org.uk, School number: 020 8682 0921

Mr Simon Goodman: email:info@ludlow-hifashion.com, mobile: 07876023829