Sketches: Stories of Art and People

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Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people's lives.

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Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. This week, stories of reinvention, repair and remaking old traditions.

The writer Anna Freeman hears stories of people using art and creativity to reinvent, rebuild and to remake old traditions. 

Callen Martin was taken into care at the age of four and grew up with a foster family. Through his childhood and teenage years he escaped into books whenever things were tough, but rarely saw an accurate reflection of his own experiences. Today, he is working on his first novel for young adults -  writing the characters and experiences he always wanted to see. 

Growing up in the Midlands, as small girl Parv Kaur didn't go out and play with her brothers and sisters. Instead, she'd sit in the back room watching her father rehearse with his band and became fascinated and enthralled with the bhangra music they played. She loved music but couldn't see there was a place for her in the male-dominated world of bhangra. She grew up to become the UK's first female dhol drummer, and now leads an all-female bhangra group, playing weddings, TV shows and even Glastonbury. 

Eleanor Kerr-Patton is an art jeweller who uses her jewellery to explore her relationship with her own mental health. She uses a process inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi, a traditional method of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer to show rather than hide the broken places. 

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