Catherine Rive Artist Educator

Catherine Rive Artist in Education

Catherine Rive has a BA in Fine Art and gained an MA from Winchester School of Art.

Alongside her creative practice she works as an artist in education. Her work is inspired by the creative educational approach of the early years settings in Reggio Emilia.

She works in collaboration with children their families and staff, to develop creative projects that nurture the children’s curiosity, enabling them to explore their ideas creatively through the use of a variety of media and forms of expression.

Through these projects making connections, developing links with the community and engaging children and their families with their surrounding natural and urban environment.

Early Years Film Making

Catherine Rive working with Early Years to explore their environment and share their interests and ideas. The finished film was shown at a local cinema to the children and their families.

Early Years Film Making

Catherine Rive working with Early Years to explore their environment and share their interests and ideas. The finished film was shown at a local cinema to the children and their families.

Exploring Light and Shadow

Catherine Rive working with Early Years exploring light, shadow and colour

Exploring light, and reflection

Catherine Rive working with Early Years exploring light, shadow and colour

Natural Materials

Catherine Rive; Creating with natural materials a workshop for Forest School practitioners

Exploring light and reflection

Catherine Rive working with Early Years exploring light, shadow and colour

Mark Making

Catherine Rive working with Early Years Observational drawing of 'the sculpture'

Early years Light and shadow

Catherine Rive working with Early Years exploring light, shadow and colour

Early Years natural wall hanging

Catherine Rive working with Early Years and natural materials

Coombes Croft Library mural, London.

Catherine Rive Mural at Coombes Croft Library Each flower is the national emblem of a country celebrating Tottenhams community

Lancasterian Primary School Mural

Catherine Rive working with children and staff to design and paint panels for the playground.

Early Years Clay

Catherine Rive Clay

Early Years Photography

Catherine Rive The Magic of Tottenham

Rowland Hill Banner

Catherine Rive working in collaboration with the Parents Forum at Rowland Hill Nursery School to design and create a banner

Early Years mark making

Catherine Rive Early Years mark making

Inter generational Photography

Catherine Rive Bringing together the under 5s and over 60s through photography

Early Years Exploring Paint

Early Years Sculpture

Catherine Rive creating sculptures from recycled materials Early Years

Early years Clay

Catherine Rive exploring the properties of clay Early Years

Early Years Paint

Catherine Rive exploring paint Early Years

Early Years Natural Materials

Catherine Rive; exploring natural materials Early Years

Early Years Photography

Catherine Rive; The Language of Photography Early Years

Early Years Clay

Catherine Rive Exploring Clay Early Years

Early Years Sculpture

Catherine Rive; exploring sculpture, recycled materials, early years

Early Years Weaving

Catherine Rive; exploring sculpture, recycled materials, early years

Lavender Primary School

Catherine Rive School Mural designed and painted with the children

Lancasterian Primary School Garden

Catherine Rive; Children designed and painted panels to raise awareness and celebrate their vegetable garden.

Early Years Clay

Catherine Rive; exploring clay, recycled materials, early years

Creating with natural materials

Catherine Rive;creating with natural materials a workshop for Forest School practitioners

Mark making in clay

Catherine Rive; exploring mark making in clay, early years

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