Workshops & Projects

I have always been really passionate about Art as therapy, which led me to work with all kinds of different people and on mental health wards and hospitals around London. I was lucky enough to work with and learn from an amazing Art Therapist, which led me to being accepted to study at Goldsmiths to do an MA in Art Psychotherapy…….but I wasn`t quite ready to be a therapist, so I moved to Sydney to spend one blissful year making Art in the sun!

As a result of all my experience of working with many different groups of people; my community work as an Artist is really important to my practice and in September 2017 I was very happy to qualify as an Integrative Psychotherapist.

I have over ten years of experience of working as a freelance Artist, some of the projects I have developed and facilitated are; Banardos group , Start Arts on Prescription workshops in Salford , New Ghosts Project, East Lancashire Arts on Prescription projects in Clitheroe and Burnley, Tipp project with young mums in Salford, Open shop Project at Haworth Gallery and The Talking Tower exhibition.

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Workshops & Projects blog


Start workshops…


I have been working for Start in Salford for the last nine months and the weekly workshops  came to an end just before Christmas. We had all formed a lovely way of working together and thursday afternoons became something I really looked forward to. After some time in the group, members began to work on their own projects and whilst being creative we shared our experiences and offered each other support. Working with the group for this length of time made me more aware of all the small changes happening to the group members. These changes started off as small but seemed to grow until i think for some members the changes were life changing. This experience of working so closely with these members and seeing these changes really touched me and made me think how amazing creativity is at bringing people together.

I think the group members became artists, if they weren`t already, by the time the group finished. I wanted to share with you some of the things we did……

This piece was inspired by Su Blackwell, I couldn`t believe the patience displayed when this was being made…

We tried it out with small lights in and it looked amazing! Unfortunately it didn`t photograph well…. this artist is still making this piece and i believe their is a stream and a bridge! I can`t wait to see it finished.

New Ghosts-making choices….


I wanted to give them a choice of either altering a book in a two dimensional way offering more opportunities to write, OR working a three dimensional way of working inspired by Su Blackwell. When presented with this choice the vibrant full of ideas tuesday group surprisingly couldn`t grasp being given this choice and it took most of the session for the class to fully grasp what choice to make. The quieter, more cautious monday group coped with the decision well and seemed to revel in being given this opportunity.

The tuesday group struggled to use their own initiative and needed constant direction whereas the monday group again seemed to cope better with their freedom to make……

New Ghosts- Mythical environments…


Both groups made a beak book to start to imagine where their myth might take place- John Lindley (the writer) worked with both groups to help make inspire and make their myths modern ….the results were really beautiful with lots of detailed designs…