Who I am

I am a recovery artist who has used the power of art journaling to help me and others in the journey of recovery and healing. I always found it difficult to connect with my feelings and verbally express myself. but when I found art journaling it was a huge relief to finally have a visual voice to help make sense of my thoughts and feelings.

As an art educator I work with young adults and adults to give them a creative tool to process emotions and feeling. I work in schools, the health service and businesses as creative consultant to integrate a visual process to support creative wellbeing programmes.

I work with young people to facilitate a safe space to give them a consistent wellbeing tool to visually articulate using art journaling. This tool helps them self regulate thoughts, feelings and emotions.  Through a visual narrative Art journaling helps build resilience and empowers and becomes their safe space.

I have a background as a graphic designer, illustrator, childcare learning and development, teaching teenagers and after school clubs..

Qualifications:
MHFA Youth Mental Health First Aider
NVQ 2 Child and Young Persons Mental Health
NVQ 2 Child learning and Development 
Fine Art and Illustration Degree
HND in Digital Design
CELTA Teaching Teenagers English 
Art Award Advisor (Trinity College)
Current DBS and Safe guarding Certificates
Paediatric First Aid

Collaborated with:
Solent Mind
NHS
CAMHS
Arts work
Hampshire Cultural Trust
Winchester Young Carers
Victoria’s Promise Breast Cancer Charity
Winchester Discovery Centre
The Corn Exchange, Newbury
The Base, Greenham Common, Berkshire

Media:
Hampshire Chronicle
Winchester Radio
Now Hampshire Local TV News
Hampshire Life Magazine