Would you consider yourself to be ‘creative’ or do you envy artists ability to make it look so easy?

Running lots of classes from my studio, I often hear the same thing again and again- I can’t draw, I am rubbish at art, I wish I could paint.

It makes me sad that so many people carry a vast amount of ‘baggage’ around, all their lives, about their experiences at school and how it defined their self belief and confidence.

I’d like to share my own experiences. As a child, I had always loved drawing and colouring, with felt tips and paints so it was a natural thing that I chose O’ Level Art and later A Level.

Back in the 1980’s, teaching was a job for life and you were not assessed in the ways teachers are now. Our art teachers were awful. Talented but dismal when it came to relating to kids or helping them. My art teacher, whose breath stank of instant coffee and cigarettes, leant over us saying she had never seen such rubbish! Later on we asked where our work had gone to and she replied that she had burnt it as it was ‘no good’. Can you imagine?!

But despite scraping through my exams (I was an imaginist, not a copier), I still wanted to create. For me, there was no other option ( having been told I was hopeless at everything else! )

So I left home after getting a place on a Graphic Design course and never looked back. The need to create was stronger than the lack of belief in myself.

That’s why I want to help and support people be their best creative self. To help them throw away the negative labels they have been sticking on themselves and get them started on a happy, creative life.

My new course does just that. 3 weeks of intensive support helping you to get started, build your confidence and try a few different methods like printing, collage or painting.

I will help you choose art materials, get you started on a journey of self discovery and help you start a sketchbook habit.

Join me whenever you need that kickstart. I will be here, waiting to help you.