What’s it like to work with me?
[Don’t fancy reading all this? Fear not! I’ve recorded it so you can listen to me tell you directly] In the Q&A yesterday I tried to define what this work is and I found it really tricky. I think that’s because every client is different, everyone’s needs are different, so I can’t possibly hope to […]
Coaching & Mentoring in a craft context – round up
Here are all the Coaching & Mentoring in a craft context posts in one handy place: Featured Sep 28, 2024 Quitting my newsletter update: why that was a good thing and also not. (Alternative title – new email list!) Sep 28, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 Jul 14, 2023 What’s it like to work with me? […]
How I do this 1:1 work
There’s two ways people work with me. The first is the most obvious – they identify a need for themselves or in their practice and they approach me. I’d love to say that the majority find me on their own, through my Instagram or website, but it seems that there is actually a small group […]
What’s happening when we work together?
Photo credit Yeshen Venema [Don’t fancy reading all this? Fear not! I’ve recorded it so you can listen to me tell you directly] In the Q&A yesterday I tried to define what this work is and I found it really hard. I think that’s because every client is different, everyone’s needs are different, so I […]
Q&A about my 1:1 practice
How do you describe what you do? The 1:1 work I do focuses on the intangible side of a creative practice. I offer an undefined space for you to reflect, explore and understand your unique creative process. What would you say is your style or approach? I like to say that this work treads lightly […]
Coaching & Mentoring in a craft context
Photo credit Yeshen Venema If you’ve spent any time on Instagram lately I’m sure you’ll have noticed that there are a lot of coaches out there. And not only that, but they all have quite specific niche aspects that they work on. This is fantastic for you, and for them, as it makes deciding who […]
Mentoring in a craft context: Ruth Singer
Ruth Singer, is an artist & maker exploring personal and collective narratives through textiles. She creates for exhibitions, commissions and projects. She also write books, supports other creatives through mentoring and consultancy / research work and loves generating her own projects, artist residencies and making things happen. How do you describe what you do? I […]
Coaching in a craft context: Sharon Adams
Sharon Adams tells stories through crafted objects. Deeply rooted in the farming landscape, her practice is directed by an intuitive response to the local and her emerging relationship to her homeplace. Seeking out points of connection with its lines and surfaces, textures and patterns she produces objects and drawings informed by a life-long relationship with […]
Contemplating coaching or mentoring?
Photo credit Yeshen Venema Often when people get in touch with me about working 1:1 they tell me that they’ve been thinking about having some coaching/mentoring for a while and that now feels like the right time. So it seems likely that maybe you’ve been considering getting some additional support for your creative practice or […]
Welcome to a week focusing on Coaching & Mentoring in a Craft context
All this week here and over on Instagram I’m going to be focusing on coaching and mentoring in a craft context. I’ll be sharing how this now makes up the majority of my creative practice, and why, as well as talking more generally about how this kind of support might be useful for you […]