About me

 

Under the Niesen where I've learnt to blend and merge with the seasons.

I live on a little paradise under the outstretched arms of the  Niesen, on a farm where horses dance on the pastures, cats doze in the sun and zebus graze.

Here, where wild flowers flourish and abounding bird species sing their songs may daily life takes it’s form.

 

Part of my life’s work at present is to tend to this land sustainably and organically and to find others who will continue to care for it in the future.

I am a confetti of abilities, all which lean to the same longing,

the vision of, through my work as teacher artist and therapist to create joy and well being, to support and nurture, to plant seeds in hearts which will grow and sing.

I am a seeker, searching for the answers to the questions,

 -What connects us to ourselves, to each other and to our environment?

- What are the threads, which give us a sense of belonging.

- What words or pictures awaken resonance in you.

- What inspires you with confidence and joy for life. 

- What touches your wounds and gently tends them.

- What gives you the courage to hatch a new version of yourself,

- What generates wonder within you and initiates the desire to learn.

 

                                                              What I Love

                                                  Places where life’s ripples meet,

Spaces where we feel the beat.

Beat of heart and surge of fire,

Food that makes our joy swing higher.

       Free flowing water, birds twitter.

Raindrop song on roofs pitter.

The pauses between day and night,

Moonlit rides which bring insight.

Smell of home baking, music making,

Dancing, singing, book creating.

Making figures, pictures, drawings,

 that which from my soul comes pouring.

Shining eyes and smiling faces,

Berries and mushrooms in secret places.

Tree climbing and pebbled beaches,

Walking to high mountain reaches.

Warm nuzzles from horses muzzles,

Cats purrs and life’s puzzles.

The inward tickle of laughter shared,

Returning home to hearts that care.

 

 

 The long journey and finding my prince

I was brought up in the north of England, near the wild windswept landscapes of the Scottish borders. I loved this country, but deep within, my heart beat with longing for an unknown place.

The moment sixth form, was completed, a Silver jubilee award for art studies flew in, 

 I left the nest, went travelling, learning, living,- Israel and Egypt, my first exhibition in UK - my inner fire blazed.

The travel bug had captured me, Greece,Morocco and Switzerland, everywhere stories, colours, foreign stars- and on this journey I found my prince.

Back in England I completed an Art Foundation year, but studying art was not what I had expected, it felt as if the crazier your work, the greater the applause ,

my heart longed for meaning, depth and resonance.

 

The road from art to healing.

 

I followed these yearnings, found Osteopathy and Natural medicine and was gently 

nudged  back towards my source. During my studies in London I dived into the world of healing, a different form of art  encompassing the tender balance of body and soul.

Life however, had other plans for me, my first son fell out of the sky and I returned to Switzerland to be with my prince and began to write a new chapter with our growing family.

The task of mothering taught me the fierce love between a tiger and her cubs and the unquestioning responsibility for another human being.

Living rather than journeying in Switzerland was an adventure in itself, new language , traditions, expectations and a  more conservative attitude to mothers to that which I knew. A struggle and an opportunity to grow, I found niches in which to bloom. 

 

Art, healing and discovering the teacher in me.

I began giving courses to children in artwork, and drama till someone suggested I taught them English, a perfect solution where all these skills could melt together. At this time I began illustration and design on demand, and my work on the moon cycle began.

In 2004 it was time to delve deeper on my own story, discovering Shamanism felt like coming home and gave me tools I needed to heal the parts of me, broken on my journey.

My need to  practice healing never left me,  in 2005 I qualified as a Bowen practitioner ,an extremely gentle technique working on the fascia.

 

I continued to teach, write,  draw and paint ,my first children’s book was released in 2009,  as a Teaching Artist I  travelled through schools,- searching for new ways to open hearts and bring souls to sing. 

2010 I chanced upon my studio, in an old mill in Hofen Wohlen, here my soul grew roots and found wings and my way as artist, teacher and healer, wove deeper connections.

More exhibitions followed, and a training in using Symbols in my healing work.

 

 

New beginnings in Berner Oberland

Again life stepped in, our new child became a small farm in BernerOberland which we inherited from my husbands family, a piece of earth full of history, opportunity and lots of work.

 A blessing and a responsibility,  this is where I find myself now, living between wildflowers and ancient trees, conjugating a new way of being, guided by the wish to integrate the skills and values which I’ve gathered, so far on my way.