Visual artist, crafter, performer, storyteller, environmentalist, and workshop leader.
Participatory workshops offer hands-on experiences with make-and-take opportunities using recycled materials.
Interactive environmental, educational, and well-being shows designed for outdoor settings, indoor theatres, and non-theatre spaces, including schools and libraries.
Themed collaborative art and storytelling sessions for libraries, schools and events that focus on mindfulness and sustainability.
Jodie created the persona Junk Jodie in 2015, following a dynamic background as a performer and visual artist. Her journey began with training in Physical Theatre at East 15 Acting School, complemented by vocational studies in Art and Design. Junk Jodie was born from a deep love of colour, craft, storytelling, theatre—and a cushion business she started in her loft called Love to Clash, which caught the attention of Proteus Theatre Company and led to school workshops. Through this, she discovered the treasure troves of scrap stores, and her imagination was bouncing off the walls! Jodie envisioned a persona that would weave together her artistic passions with her commitment to environmental education, sustainability, mindfulness, and well-being.
Jodie has been featured in numerous local and international newspapers, including the Mumbai Mirror and The Hindu Times. She has been interviewed on various radio stations and appeared on That’s TV South and BBC News South Today. Jodie also received a Mayor’s Award for her services to the community and was a finalist for Basingstoke and Deane’s A Place To Be Proud Of Awards in the Green Community Champion category. She was also selected as one of the artists to perform at the Anvil Arts, Basingstoke Variety Show, to help raise vital funds for the Mayor’s Charity Appeal.
Based in Basingstoke, Jodie is an artist who has performed nationally, working in online YouTube TV shows, voice-overs, touring theatre, aerial circus and immersive experiences.
Previous collaborations include Proteus Theatre Company, Wildbrain Spark, DHX Media (Sylvanian Families UK), Irish Fairy Door Company, MGA LTD (TIE Productions), Katch 22 Productions (Cruises), Legoland, and Scratch Built Productions. Jodie has conducted live online workshops in India as part of the Junk Jodie series and is a regularly featured actor on the Peppa Pig Afternoon Tea bus tour show.
find out how to make these from Junk Jodie's YouTube channel
