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


Pattern Design and Laser cutting in Clitheroe…..


I `m doing the same course that i`ve been doing in Burnley, as part of an Arts on Prescription initiative, in Clitheroe library…..i think i`m going to like my time in Clitheroe. I don`t know it very well but it seems like a lovely village and the library is so inspiring…

We set to work, gathering our ideas together by making a mood board. The concentration during the workshop was lovely…..already i can see lots of potential!

 

 

Pattern design and laser cutting…..


The fourth workshop brought a new group member and a lovely feeling of sharing, our volunteer showed us her book she has been writing, and a lady brought in some of her beaded jewellery she has made to wear for her wedding in the summer. We carried on with our designs to be laser cut….i`m really excited to do see the results.

Pattern design and laser cutting workshop


I had another inspiring session in Burnley…..we have a budding writer who is a volunteering to work with the group. We started making some hand made jewellery and carried on with our designs from last week. We started our designs for our laser cut pieces of jewellery, so hopefully we`ll finish them next week and see the results soon!