Hi, My name is Victoria. Im a 39 year old artist and married mum of 2 very rambunctious young children.
I trained as a fine artist graduating from Liverpool John Moores University in 2004 and have been working in the community arts sector since as a freelance artist and project developer. After spending a lot of time in the sector working with vulnerable groups I decided to train as an art therapist, more because I saw the arts as capable of overcoming boundaries and joining people together whilst inspiring hope and learning. I've worked in various fields alongside my practice including youth and support work, tutoring, the charity sector and have gotten to know a lot of grass roots organisations in my area as a result.
My priorities as an artist are to make great art accessible to everyone, inspire people to participate in art making, and educate people to think and act on issues where they can, at a personal level.
I have been working increasingly to promote environment welfare through my practice and as a mother try to champion green thinking as Im seriously thinking about the legacy i'm leaving to my children.
I work closely with Watford Recycling Arts Project and run their education and outreach arm alongside fellow artist, Lucy Lardner. We go into schools, run public activities and host a weekly art club to train future generations how to reduce, re-use and recycle.
