WILD ART Group
facilitating a regular art group for people with who have had a stoke or other long-term health conditions and their carers.
>Pressing Matters Collective
2014 – Initiated and organised community group purchase of fruit press and crusher in order to utilise underused and excess fruit crops and share knowledge and skills in the art of preserving and brewing cider, wine and other products.
>Woodcraft Folk
Leader of local young peoples organisation for social change. Lead and set up groups in Stroud from 2004 to 2012
>Chalford Community Stores
Voluntary work on management committee of community owned village shop between 2009 – 2012. Initiated it’s conversion to a co-operative and produced publicity and design work.
>Terroir Chalford Wine Collective
2010 – 2012 This community venture pooled the produce, resources and skills of local grape growers – be they veterans, beginners, the knowledgeable or the clueless – with the aim of producing and sharing locally produced wine. October 2010 … >
Fruit tree planting project
Following a very successful Apple Day and in an effort to increase the productivity of locally grown produce, Chalford Food Chain oganised a fruit and nut tree-planting project. To encourage people to plant there own we put in a group … >
Chalford Apple Day
. The annual Apple Day event was initiated and organised by Dominic in 2009, along with the Chalford Donkey Project and the Community village shop. The big Ashmeads press and scratter – for crushing apples pre-press – was set and … >
Waste/Produce
Residency commission with Bisley Community Compost Scheme, Bisley Glos. 2007
>Preserving Place
A Year Of The Artist residency at Stroud Valleys Artspace in collaboration with the people of Stroud. Kitchen, fruit, sugar, jars, photos, texts, video & web site We carry the genes of the hunter-gatherer within us still. But today our … >