Sharing creative skills

From crochet to cookery, many of us have a creative hobby we take pleasure from in our day-to-day lives. But what about taking this beyond our personal enjoyment and sharing this skill with others?

I’ve experienced community arts as both a practitioner and participant. Going to an art group at a time when I was struggling with my mental health gave me relief from the drain that is depression and made me see the power of people coming together to do something creative.

I’ve always loved writing, and when the opportunity came up on my Facebook newsfeed to take part in a local arts festival, I decided, cautiously,