Testimonials

“Rachel was contracted as the creative lead facilitating an inspiring artist film production project bringing old and young together at Tynedale Hospice at Home to create a piece of visual art that explored how they manage grief. Rachel’s warmth, compassion and insight helped a group of bereaved grandparents, parents and teenagers feel relaxed and comfortable, allowing them to talk openly about their experiences and their feelings, whilst learning new ways to express this artistically. Rachel planned and delivered a 6 week timeline of activity that resulted in a final artistic product. The work is a touching artist film which is used regularly at the hospice to help families feel less isolated in their grief.”

– Emma Andrews – Family Support Practitioner, Tynedale Hospice at Home.

Rachel is both a talented artist and facilitator who has a unique ability to give a voice to the young adults involved in the project and empower them to realise their vision. Her excellent organisational skills meant every detail of the workshops and the installation were taken care of and therefore ran very smoothly. Her flexibility, calmness and problem-solving abilities meant that every problem we faced was dealt with efficiently and creatively resulting in a great experience for the organisation and the group of young people. Having her work on the project definitely made my job easier and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her. 

– Dr Laura Allan, Community Coordinator, Ripon Museum Trust.

Rachel leads by example in successfully nurturing the conditions for co-creation and creative enquiry. We commissioned Rachel to encourage creative practitioners and leaders to reflect on this work through the engaging artistic and creative thinking practice that Rachel brings. Rachel empowers individuals, collectives and leaders (both within the cultural sector and beyond) to connect and contribute in socially engaged ways that do not depend upon one single route to an outcome. It’s a pleasure to work with Rachel. They take great care and thought in developing and delivering activity that is as accessible and as equitable as possible whilst gently challenging us to reflect on our own work and the impact we can make.

– Katy Milne, Senior Manager, Northern Heartlands.