The Art Block Pod

Kevin Groves on Perfumery

Kevin Groves is experienced incense and soap maker, and an artisan perfumer based in Dover. Studying perfumery under an established French family perfumer he graduated in 2021 and holds two perfume collections under his House Of Kiya Cosmetics brand, along with providing bespoke perfumes, perfume experience workshops for private and commercial groups and consulting services for some heritage groups.

Crow Rudd on Event Producing

Dubbed one of the hardest working working people in poetry by Bob Horton, Crow is an internationally recognised disabled non-binary queer published author and has gone onto run several well-known poetry events - including, Sad Poets Doorstep Club, Punching Up, AND Poeticon while single-handedly setting up the UK Trans Performers Network. If that’s not enough, their debut poetry collection 'i am a thing of rough edges: DESTROY YOUR DEADNAME edition that's available to purchase from Whisky & Beards Publishing or in the National Poetry Library.

Dr Joe Baxter Webb on Culture Marketing

Having recently made the jump from university teaching back into the industry, Dr Joe Baxter Webb brings a wealth of experience from a decade of working across, games design, marketing and cultural analysis.

Kelly Harwood on Fine Art

Kelly Harwood is an experienced artist based in Kent. She specialises in figurative art using a variety of mediums.

Jamie Scrutton on Burlesque

Jamie Scrutton is a Leeds based multidisciplinary artist, specialising in Animation, Burlesque and Performance Poetry. His debut book “The Devil Makes Work for Creative Hands” was published through Paragon in July 2021 and he is returning with a second book titled “The Vision of Storytelling.” His work has been shown at various national and international events such as “Big Poetry” “Kino Open Short Film Night”“Showroom Shorts” “Nightvision Open Mic Night” and “Burlesque Idol”. And although he has been performing for 16 years, burlesque is a new artform of his, going under his alter ego name Hattie Go Lucky. And this September he will be performing at “The Sweet Finnish Burlesque Festival 2024” based in Finland.