About
Are you looking for a fun and energetic art class where you can learn new skills that will help you discover and tap into your creativity and enhance your sense of fulfilment?
Are you craving a safe place where you can enjoy some ‘me time’, meet and connect with other like-minded people, and feel cared for and looked after?
Or perhaps you’re looking for an experienced arts educator and therapeutic practitioner to come to you and run a specific session with your child, a class of children, or a group of individuals?
What is your creative subconscious seeking?
Then you’re in the right place.
In the writing of this website, I’d like to acknowledge all my clients and professional colleagues for those insights and wisdom that have contributed to my understanding what it means to be creative. A happy experience! I have seen first-hand so many people can feel disconnected from art which can be seen as something accessible to selected individuals only.
“The world needs art. The world needs your creativity.”
Jewels
Creative expression has the power to generate beautiful mindful moments, open new ways of thinking and perceiving the world, processing and expressing feelings, as well as healing trauma, fuelling your motivation, supporting and nurturing your mental health, and much much more…
It’s why I feel passionate and privileged to work in this field. It’s where I belong.
Where I work
OUTREACH
I can bring sessions to you. I have experience of working with PRUs, schools, hospitals, care homes, prisons, private homes etc.
ART HOUSE
I offer a safe, boundaried and confidential space in SE19 which is full of inspirational resources and materials. Ideal for 1:1 and small groups.
ART4SPACE
I am the Founder and CEO of Art4Space, shaping over 25 years of community arts practice that strengthens wellbeing, builds belonging and inspires change. Art4Space is driven by a clear creative mission: Connect. Create. Change. Sustain.
What inspires me
I was born in Yorkshire in the 60s and remember creativity being central to our life as a family. I still cherish the fact that my parents managed to turn our home and garden into a beautiful space where everything was homemade.
As a child, I was into drawing and crafting things for my den built in nearby woods. Later in life, I didn’t attend university until my 30s, but I travelled extensively for 8 years around the globe and have been lucky to learn art through different places and cultures.
Life, people, and possibilities deeply inspire me, and I am passionate about bringing like-minded individuals together and encouraging others to develop a better understanding and appreciation of the arts. Supporting human skills and creativity has never been more important, especially in a world that’s increasingly relying on technology to support and nurture human connection.
Creative Chance is my opportunity to use my passion and knowledge to empower people to make creative expression and ‘responses’ a reality for every single one of you, so you can develop your own personal creative toolkit and use it as a precious resource any time you need it in life.
Click here to view Julie’s CV