Miss Emma Trussler has joinedΒ theΒ King Edward’s WitleyΒ Art DepartmentΒ as Artist in Residence.
Miss Trussler was a pupil at King Edward’s before completing her Foundation Art course at Chelsea College of Art, University of London Art. Achieving a BA in Surface Design at London College of Communication, University of Arts London and a MA in Design Fashion and Textiles at Bath Spa University. Miss Trussler has worked in Fashion Retail and Hospitality succeeding in Visual Merchandising and Management and also spent several years teaching as an English Foreign Language Teacher in Greece, Vietnam and China and travelling across Europe and Asia. For the past two years, Miss Trussler has been running her own business Emma Philippa MaeveΒ in Bristol, attending markets and events,Β andΒ running exhibitionsΒ of her art.
The Artist in Residence role includes helping run classes and workshop for the School,Β and workingΒ on her own art, developing herΒ ownΒ styles and creating new pieces. Miss Trussler said “Recycling and the ethos of sustainability is important to me therefore I hope that in someΒ wayΒ we can introduce more of this whilst I am here. Everyone must start somewhere…The need toΒ recycleΒ andΒ practiseΒ more conscious buying is needed more then ever. As an Artist in Residence, I hope to do two main things;Β FocusΒ on my work and expand my portfolio and new collections,Β such asΒ producingΒ silk scarves and kaftans by the Spring/Summer andΒ aΒ new drawing/painting collection for Upfest.Β I also want toΒ hold Workshops forΒ pupilsΒ and adults and work within in the Art Department supporting the Art Department team within classes and Activity Groups.”
