Author Archives: Holly St Clair

About Holly St Clair

Holly St Clair is an illustrator and lecturer based in London, UK. Their work explores empathy and emotion through colour and simple facial expression. Self-aware by nature, they aim to find common ground with audiences. They are an associate lecturer at Camberwell College of Arts teaching on the BA (Hons) Illustration course.

Primer Tasks: Workshop 1 + 2

1. Intersectionality Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Colour I have engaged with Crenshaw’s work previously, but not this essay due to it’s content about domestic violence and sexual assault. This was a difficult one, … Continue reading

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Unit 1: Theories, Policies and Practices Index

Blog Posts Observations Microteach Case Studies

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Case Study 3: Role-play and Assessments

For this case study, I would like to use a specific example of student formative review and propose an alternative approach. Context The students have produced a piece of editorial illustration to accompany an article. All of the students were … Continue reading

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Case Study 2: Experiences with Mentoring

Note: For this case study, I will be speaking from lived experience. Returning to education has forced me to reexamine many aspects of learning. Particularly in regards to identity, before I was a teacher and now I am a student. … Continue reading

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Case Study 1: Movement Breaks

Contextual Background I am an associate lecturer on the Illustration BA (Hons) at Camberwell College of Arts. One of my main duties is to deliver teaching in a studio environment. We have a significant minority of students with learning differences. … Continue reading

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Microteach: Going on an Adventure

The session was inspired by a life drawing project created by Lucia Vinti during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020. (Lucia Vinti, Google Maps Travels.) The digital artefact the participants were asked to engage with was a StreetView location on Google … Continue reading

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Record of Observation: Peer

Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: ‘Unit 4 Methodology Workshop: Comics’  Size of student group: 30-45   Observer: Holly St Clair  Observee: Peony Gent  Part 1.: Context What is the context of this session/artefact within the curriculum?  How long have you been … Continue reading

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Review of Teaching Practice: Peer

Artefact to be reviewed: Unit 8 Mapping Workshop Size of student group: approx. 60 students Observer: Peony Gent Observee: Holly St Clair (Meade) Part 1.: Context What is the context of this session within the curriculum? The students are at … Continue reading

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Record of Observation: Tutor

Session observed: Unit 7 Publication Workshops Size of student group: approx. 120 students Observer: Tim Stephens Observee: Holly St Clair (Meade) Part 1.: Context What is the context of this session/artefact within the curriculum? The students have just finished making … Continue reading

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Comic: Planned + Safe Anxiety

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