old perseans
OPs using their creative talents to make a difference
Georgie Howling (2009) Between 2006 and 2009, when The Perse was still primarily a boys’ school, our all-female A Level art class proved to be a bit of a retreat. We used it to create art, chat and hide away. I remember a lunch time dressed as characters from famous
Many Old Perseans have pursued a career in the creative industries. Here four of them tell us about their work in the visual arts and media.
portraits in order to try and get into the mindset of the artist and understand the muse. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the school provided a great creative platform. I began experiments with different materials, such as orange peel, burning canvas, soapstone, painting, leather, as well as beginning my learning with silver. I was lucky enough to make it onto the first school enrichment jewellery group and it was here that I developed a real interest in the processes involved and sculpture for the human form. I went on to study Fashion Jewellery at London College of Fashion after a year at Cambridge Regional College and really enjoyed the combination of experimentation 6
