boy draws a peacock feather — Tutoring a young lad with inks

peacock feather picture, young lad puts a thumb up in front — A very happy young lad on completing his peacock feather ink drawing.

natural ink colours — A natural painting session in an after school workshop. So lovely to explore the colours we can find in nature.

happy children painting round a table — I had many happy years tutoring children after school, exploring different mediums, chatting about their week and eating fruit!

berries on a table — A collection of natural materials ready to use in plasterwork. Just got to move Artie so I can sit and work!

decorative plaster — Plasterwork decorated with nature, work in progress

plaster decorations — Decorative plaster pieces, some tinted with inks and tied with natural lace and string.

Workshops, tutoring & Artist-in-residence

I have had the pleasure of tutoring both children and adults over the years.

As well as running workshops in a variety of locations both indoors and outdoors, I have also tutored home educated children and children who wanted to explore their own artistry outside of school. Adults who were beginning on their art journey & those who wanted to rekindle a long forgotten artistic passion.

"Sarah would appear at our front door with armfuls of acorns and sycamore seeds, pastels, charcoals, paints and chicken wire, with which our children would freely express their creativity... the children were free to explore with someone who lived and breathed the visual world and could share with them her experience. It opened doors in their minds that otherwise wouldn’t have been opened, and just happened to be enormous fun as well’"

Rebecca Stephens MBE, Author & the first British woman to climb Everest

wreath making outdoors — An outdoor workshop making natural wreaths. Beautiful sunny Winter weather definitely helpd!

Wreath — One of the wreaths made at my workshop, so natural and beautiful!

Harting Roiundhouse — Harting Roundhouse, West Sussex, Winter Workshops.

Inside Harting Roundhouse, West Sussex, with my collection of natural materials ready for one of my workshops.

Harting Roundhouse, art workshop — Children enjoying one of my natural workshops at Harting Roundhouse, West Sussex. Here I was helping them making natural bath bags. The scent was fabulous!

Harting Roundhouse, Christmas decorations — Some natural Christmas decorations made by children at one of my Winter Workshops at Harting Roundhouse, West Sussex.

Clay and Felting

Clay which can dry in the air alone, makes a lovely medium to work with on a workshop, the decorations are beautiful whether brown or brightly coloured. A introduction to needle felting can start with simple shapes and gradually build to more complex shapes and creatures.

Stunning pink plaster work, decorated with ribbon and pretty button.

decorative plaster work — Plaster work decorated with natural grasses, seeds and material.

Shelves of adorable felted mice, you can make your own in one of my gentle workshops. Embrace your inner Bagpuss!

felted mouse and heart — Felted mouse and heart.

felted mice, one in wheelchair — Felted mice, one had a wheelchair made for it in wire and tape.

felted hare and hearts — Felted hare and hearts.

Plaster, Sculpting, Brooches and Collage

A variety of projects in plaster, paper, satin, linen and clay.

fabric flowers — Textile flowers made with fabric scarps, cotton lace and felt.

Hand made large paper flowers, dip died in bright pink inks.

textile flowers — Floral brooches made with found fabric, cut out from old sample books, sewn into flower shapes and decorated with pretty buttons.

plasterwork — Plasterwork decorated with a variety of flowers.

Child with creating clay — Animal head being created by a child in an after school workshop.

Japanese lady — One of the Japanese inspired images from an Artist-in-Residency with primary school children.

Hand sewn roses

Dip dyed torn fabric were used to make these gentle looking roses.

Creating handmade paper hearts with natural seeds

A lovely project to do outdoors, especially on warmer days.

Hand sewn lavender bags

Timeless in their appeal, lavender bags are a joy to make and with a variety of materials can look wonderful in an array of patterns and colours.

Headbands

Natural materials were used to create these pretty headbands. The floral decorations were made with felt, linen, cotton, buttons and beads.

Natural hairbands with floral decorations

Annual Art & Drama Workshops at Bedales Junior School, Dunhurst

I had such fun over so many years helping a multitude of children create props, costumes and artwork for their drama performance at the end of a very busy week. I worked alongside two wonderfully creative souls; drama teacher Jenny de Jongh and ceramicist Annabel Munn.