Travels With My Son

Simply put, nothing can ‘fix’ grief or fully heal us from the pain of loss, and it can be especially difficult to find focus or motivation when we’re really struggling. However, there are ways we can support ourselves and our loved ones to ease the suffering we experience in the darkest of times, whether from loss or other trauma, and I truly believe that exploring and expressing our creativity (in the moments that we have the energy) is one of these ways.

This is where I share crafts I’ve tried (and sometimes abandoned), and projects I’ve created as a result of my grief, using my hands to quiet the racing and dark thoughts in my mind when I need an emotional rest, and the inspiration of my loved ones to try to bring some beauty and creativity to everyday life.

From sewing, knitting and crochet, and fibre arts such as embroidery, tapestry, weaving and needle felting, to natural dyeing, marbling, drawing, painting, pottery, jewellery making, spoon carving, woodwork, DIY, gardening and cooking (especially pasta making), I find joy in all kinds of creativity. I love to create both at home on my own, and with other people in workshops and classes. 

Now I truly appreciate how precious and fleeting life is, and what a miracle it is we have the ability to be so creative, I’ve been able to let go of years of perfectionism and just have a go at all of it, managing to embrace when it doesn’t go ‘to plan’ – because life rarely does. I encourage you to as well.