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Art in Times of Ill Health

From Sketchbook to Studio - Tuscany Retreat

From Sketchbook to Studio - Rotterdam

Private Group Workshops

Schools & Community

Birds

Food

Animals

Sketchbooks

Art in Times of Ill Health

From Sketchbook to Studio - Tuscany Retreat

From Sketchbook to Studio - Rotterdam

Private Group Workshops

Schools & Community

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Birds

Food

Animals

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Art in Times of Ill Health

From Sketchbook to Studio - Tuscany Retreat

From Sketchbook to Studio - Rotterdam

Private Group Workshops

Schools & Community

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Art in Times of Ill Health. I was asked by @accessart.org.uk to write an article about my route into arts and health as part of their focus on creative education outside mainstream school settings.

“Branching out to work with carers, patients

Hauling chilled body, euphoric, up slimy metal steps, pulling on rope-bound ladder. Back muscles exerting, pink flesh of chilly bums emerging magnificent from the pond. A dog-shake at the top, a gloved hand clap, a stretch, a smile at the ones just e

I’m exploring places for workshops for 2026!

Next week I’ll be in Copenhagen for a personal trip and would like to use it as a chance to research potential spaces.

If you have a venue or an idea for a place that might be a good fit - s

On the rugged northern coast of the island of Menorca, a 3-day private workshop for a small group. Drawing on local produce, landscapes, a langoustine borrowed from a local restaurant (thank you @sallagosta) - and each other, shielded by sun hats fro

She stands on newspaper, talc dusts old headlines as she powders herself dry. Moving slowly, layers quietly drawn. A threadbare knit, practical trousers, dark green socks, tatty brown brogues that have seen better days. Without chat or eye-contact, s

The calm regulars, the expletive shouters, the yodelling divers, the take-a-breath and launch off the ladders, down two rungs and glide. The perfected techniques. The motivators ‘Come on, you can do it. It’s fine once you’re in.&rsq

The scraps, the swatches, the trials and errors, the ‘what if I…?’, the bits that didn’t make the cut but helped to get there, the ones that will likely end up buried in a drawer… as important as the finished pieces.

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