My name is Amelia but I mostly go by Milly, I’m a 25 year old artist from Bedfordshire and have been working with children for many years. Art has always been a way for me to process the world around me and allows me to make sense of it all. As a child Barton Players annual Summer School really allowed me to get stuck into the arts and everything they have to offer, especially the Art Room! 20 years on I now run the art room each year and the joy it brings the children is so special, It’s something I look forward every summer. 

I did however have my confidence knocked as a creative when in school, I could feel the creative, expressive spirit I had being knocked from me with each project we did. I lost my love for it, it took me a long time to find my way back and I did that by going back to school as a mature student and starting my Fine Art degree. All my life experiences so far have shown me how important freedom of expression is, as well as the importance of Education! And my goal with AJ art club is to find a happy middle ground for the children so they don’t lose their love for the very important tool that is art! Or maybe even develop a new love for art that they didn’t know they had! 

My goal is to create a place where they can explore new sensory experiences that arts and crafts offer without parents having to worry about the mess! And with the amount of mess I made as a child I think it’s my turn to clean some up!