Like everything else Project; Happiness has had to be delayed….I was booked to deliver a workshop at the wonderful Hive at Moss bank, which had to be cancelled. I am hopeful that we can reschedule it and then there is also the event at Moss bank, which has had to be postponed. Initially the delay in everything gave me a new sense of freedom….the extra time helped me take the pressure; off meaning I started to enjoy the process a lot more.

That initial joy at more freedom has caught up with me the last week or so! I have another deadline, which is starting to feel VERY pressing! I am expecting a baby boy at the end of May- I am really hoping he doesn`t come early! I realise juggling is part of life, I just had a different vision for my second baby! After going back to complete my postgraduate in Psychotherapy four weeks after my daughter was born I imagined some peaceful focused time on just my family without having to think of work……hmmm might have to rethink that!

That said I have really enjoyed putting the designs from the school workshops onto the computer….I am in awe of the creativity of the children from Belmont primary school.Their designs will be laser cut to make up a large  community mandala.

and some of their original drawings….

Just before everything got crazy I was lucky enough to deliver a workshop to some lovely creative children at All Saints Primary School near Bolton…

They were so inspired by Bolton Museums` amazing natural collection…and produced some wonderful designs.We designed a tear drop shape using the collections and then created pin pricks in our designs. A lot of the children found the pin pricking really relaxing…..I must say I do as well.

It was such a lovely sunny day, so we went outside and lay their designs in a Mandala formation on the grass. They are pictured here at home, as it was a little windy!  We all had a chance to say what we liked about a design.What an amazingly creative and relaxing morning! I can`t wait to see these beautiful designs as part of the laser cut Mandala. Thanks to their amazing teacher for all your support too.

I had such a lovely day at Belmont primary school last week…whilst it snowed outside amazing creativity happened inside! Thanks to all the lovely staff who helped I was so impressed by the childrens` concentration and creativity.

We used Bolton Museums` amazing collection of shells and butterflies as inspiration for our designs and look at the designs that were created! WOWEEE!

All these beautiful designs will make up a community mandala…I can`t wait to see what they all look like once they are laser cut.

A few weeks ago now, as part of Project: Happiness, I went into Pendle Primary Academy to deliver a creative workshop. The children visited the beautiful Bolton Museum to be inspired by the amazing Egyptian collections. We created some beautiful designs, which we then made into origami books.

The children worked so hard to create beautiful intricate designs….not to mention the amazing teachers!

These amazing designs will be used to create a laser cut community Mandala….I can`t wait to see what they look like!