Community Projects
When I engage community groups in art making, I realise the value of delivering exciting, informative and creative workshops. These are targeted and written for the individual needs of the specific groups they are intended to capture. I evaluate the successfulness of a group and more importantly the outcomes for the participants as this is of immense value to secure any future funding.
See below for some information and images of specific projects and their outcomes.
I have over 10 years experience working as an art psychotherapist in the field of complex mental health. I use all forms of visual arts and crafts to facilitate recovery from debilitating mental health conditions.
Schoolchildren making a giant felted jellyfish as part of a Solway Coastwise “World Oceans Day” project.
Alzheimers Scotland Community Group
Working with service users and their family members at Cromarty House in Stranraer over the last four weeks has been a wonderful experience again. You can see from some of the work here that having a therapeutic space and time to create has yielded some fabulous...
Alzheimers Scotland Community Group
Alzheimers Scotland Community GroupIt's been a very long time since I have been able to go to Cromarty House in Stranraer to work with their service users and families. I had not realised how much I had missed the people and the camaraderie that exists there. Now we...
Glentrool Workshops 2020
At the fabulous Glentrool venue I will be running a series of afternoon workshops based on wet felting techniques, the last workshop is a needle felted robin Christmas bauble! You do not need any experience to join in these sessions which are fun and...
Long Eaton Art Room Workshops
In June 2020 I will be delivering two stand alone workshops, one on Saturday 13th June and Sunday 14th June at Long Eaton Art Room in Nottingham. In these workshops you will learn how to construct a seascape from merino fibres, mulberry silks and nepps along with...
Nuno Workshop 20.01.2020
Today, I spent a wonderful time with Deborah and Jacqueline teaching nuno felted scarves. These ladies had not wet felted before and wanted to jump straight into the challenge! Well done both of you for making these wonderful creations. We hand dyed the silk using a...
Workshop
Join me in October for a full days workshop in the lovely setting of Ringford near Kirkcudbright. We shall spend the day learning how to build sea or landscapes or you can choose a Christmas scene! Absolutely no experience necessary, I will guide you through the wet...