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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 2h

I am so excited to be working with the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) to offer this brand-new course for Educator–Artist–Researchers (EARs) in the post-16 sector!

Enrol now via NSEAD: www.nsead.org/courses-advi...

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 23h

Another great SPACE session today!

We explored all things 3D, oil painting processes, children’s books, and canvases.

Tina Bullen and I also shared and exchanged our latest works. It is exciting to see how our ideas are developing and to gain valuable peer feedback from fellow creatives.

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 1d

(Can we) have it all and more(?)

#HaveItAll #AndMore #YouCantHaveItAll #Text #TextArt #WorkInProgress #Stencil #Line #LineDrawing #Pen #PenAndPaper

#CreativeColchester #ColchesterArtist #EssexArt #AbbieCairns

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 1d

It is week three in the ITE classroom, and our discussions have been buzzing with ideas around pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy.

We also unpacked the many roles and responsibilities of the FE educator… and welcomed two new (and very busy!) colleagues to the room: Trevor and Motivator.

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 2d

This evening I met online with fellow LSRN Learning and Skills Research Network co-conveners, and it was uplifting! The space was full of enthusiasm, thoughtful discussion, and some great ideas are beginning to take shape.

Join us for LSRN Thinking Together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 3d

have spent some of today planning for two of my upcoming WEA - Adult Learning, Within Reach courses:

Visual Culture in Nineteenth-Century England

Artist Movements from the Early Twentieth Century

Book now!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-apprec...

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 4d

Materials clash. Vinyl letters with collages automatic writing.

#ColourClash #Materials #Play #ArtPlay #FailBetter #ThisTime #Collage #AutomaticWriting #Text #TextArt #BTS #WorkInProgress #Studio #ArtStudio

#CreativeColchester #ColchesterArtist #EssexArt #AbbieCairns

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JVET @jvetjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Share your reflections, connect with fellow educators and researchers, and contribute to shaping the dialogue.

This week we ask what if VET governance welcomed all social orders, how might that reshape its logic?

Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#SpotlightSundays #JVET

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 4d

I have had a very productive day in the studio working on two projects, one collaborative and one solo!

It has been a joy to delve deeper into my collaboration with Tina Bullen. Visually responding to someone else’s ideas and exploring new creative directions together has been really fun!

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 5d

I have been exploring some letters for my collaboration with tina.bullen

Reuniting with my stencil brings me pure joy.

#Text #TextArt #Letters #Language #LinguisticUnit #Stencil #StencilArt #Pen #PenAndPaper #Collaboration #Studio #ArtStudio #BTS #WorkInProgress

#AbbieCairns

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 6d

LSRN Learning and Skills Research Network Thinking Together sessions.

This is a shared, equal space for teachers, researchers, and teacher educators to do our thinking together.

Sign up to the mailing list to receive a reminder and the joining link each month: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 8d

again

(Do it) again
(Use it) again
(Again) again

#Art #FineArt #TextArt #WorkInProgress #Studio #ArtStudio #Process #Paper #Collage #BTS #WordPlay #Stencil #DoItAgain #UseItAgain #AgainAgain

#CreativeColchester #ColchesterArtist #EssexArtist #EmergingArtist #AbbieCairns

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 8d

It is always special to see research in print, and I am grateful to be able to contribute to ongoing conversations around artist-teachers, dual identities, and adult community learning.

@nsead.bsky.social

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 8d

I am so pleased to have received the hard copy of iJADE (International Journal of Art & Design Education), which features my article “An Analysis of a Proposed Definition for Artist-Teachers in Adult Community Learning.”

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 8d

This kind of post never gets old!

@@nsead.bsky.social

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Dr Emma Kittle-Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · 8d

courses.aclessex.com/CourseDetail...

ACL Essex OO2A01EC25 Podcasting For Success: Turning Passion Into Profession

courses.aclessex.com

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Dr Emma Kittle-Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · 8d

www.routledge.com/Exploring-yo...

Exploring your Further Education Teacher Identity: A CPD Toolkit

Offering a new approach for further education (FE) and vocational educators, this practical guide provides the tools and techniques necessary to trace and map professional identities and consider how ...

www.routledge.com

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Dr Emma Kittle-Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · 8d

Our first guest on the new ACL Essex podcast was @drabbiecairns.bsky.social 🙌 We talked art, teaching, writing her new book pub’d by Routledge & her ice skating antics. We had a lot of fun!

Link below to her book & the new podcasting course Lewis Walsh & I are running here, if you fancy having a go

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 8d

I had a brilliant time this morning as the very first guest on the upcoming ACL Essex Podcast, hosted by Dr Emma Kittle-Pey FHEA and Lewis Walsh.

We talked all things art, teaching and research, a perfect mix for me as an artist-teacher-researcher...

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 10d

I am really pleased to have joined The Minories Artist Network!

It is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow artists, contribute to the local creative community, and continue developing my own practice through exhibitions, workshops, and events.

What is the Minories Artist Network?

minories.whitefuse.net

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 10d

Putting it back together again.

A puzzle without an answer.

#Art #FineArt #TextArt #WorkInProgress #Studio #ArtStudio #Process #Paper #Collage #BTS #Puzzle

#CreativeColchester #ColchesterArtist #EssexArtist #EmergingArtist #AbbieCairns

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 10d

I am really looking forward to presenting at the UCET Annual Conference 2025 at The Queen’s Hotel in Leeds on 11–12 November.

I’ll be sharing my session: An Inquiring Professional in FE: Mapping Identity, Practice and Purpose.

Book your place here: www.ucet.ac.uk/conference

Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 11d

Some stencil play in the studio.

#Studio #Art #TextArt #Letters #ArtPlay #BTS #WorkInProgress #VideoDocumentation #Vinyl

#CreativeColchester #ColchesterArtist #EssexArtist #EmergingArtist #AbbieCairns

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JVET @jvetjournal.bsky.social · 11d

This week’s Sunday spotlight shines on the theme introduced during this week’s New Text Tuesday.

This week we ask how do recruiter biases and firm-level priorities shape access to apprenticeship opportunities for underrepresented groups?

#SpotlightSundays #JVET

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Dr Abbie Cairns @drabbiecairns.bsky.social · 11d

Always a pleasure to be part of this community of dedicated educators, artists, and researchers working together to champion the value of art and design in education.