Twelve women attended the ‘Inspired by’ workshops for International Women’s Day in Canton and Fairwater Hubs. These were free to attend, funded by Cardiff Council, and structured to enable people of any ability to have a go at creative writing and art based on the work of five women artists from around the world. After … More Inspired by…
Postcards from my recent stay on Flat Holm (Ynys Echni).
I’m delighted that my poem After the Dreams of Meret Oppenheim has been published in the 2023 issue of DeLuge Journal. Regular features of this annual publication are oneiric delvings and asemic writing, two passions of mine. deLuge is an online literary and arts journal devoted to the wealth of creativity that arises from dreams … More DeLuge Journal
This exhibition at Wales Millennium Centre in the Ffwrnais space is part of ‘Un Blaned, Un Cyfle – One Planet, One Chance’ project, celebrating the wonder of our planet and highlighting the urgent need to protect our natural environment. It showcases work by participants from different groups we have facilitated across Cardiff, Bridgend and The Vale … More Un Blaned, Un Cyfle
We are currently staying in a YHA Land Pod near Lake Windermere, Cumbria. In preparation for upcoming courses, I decided to make some prints from natural materials gathered in the immediate environment. Without a press, it’s more of a challenge to get predictable results, so I worked on some simple monoprints using a couple of … More Printmaking Experiments
‘Growing Together’ is a Breathe Creative collaboration with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Service and is based at the community allotments on Bessemer Road in Cardiff. The project is funded by the Arts Council of Wales’s Creative Nature programme with the theme of ‘connecting people to nature’. It. aims to facilitate a creative wellbeing journey … More Growing Together: Creative Wellbeing in Nature
Collaborative poems featuring the voices of members of the Growing Strong Group in Bridgend.
“At least one third of GP appointments are, in part, due to isolation. Through social prescribing and community resilience programmes, creative arts can have a significant impact on reducing isolation and enabling wellbeing in communities.” – Dr Jane Povey GP, Director, Creative Inspiration Shropshire Community Interest Company; All-Party Parliamentary on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry … More The Art of Growing Strong
Some wonderful mandalas made in the workshop at Cardiff central library today for Refugee Week. I gave participants a choice of A4 or A3 circle templates to create their mandala within. Working with paint, pens, collage or stamps, visitors created individual healing images to take home with them.
I’II be running a Mindful Art session for Refugee Week on 23rd June in Cardiff Central Library. We will be creating healing mandalas. Free for all.
Sarah J Featherstone 