I run a wide variety of Arts and Crafts classes in the local community with both public and private funding. These are important to help empower people to build crafts and creative skills. When a group first meets, the conversation can be around self doubt in their own skills and, with a thoughtful and listening approach I then encourage individuals and groups to try new skills and push gently out of their comfort zone to try creative skills and express themselves in arts and crafts. This leads to an improvement in well-being and happiness. Most people come to try a new skill but leave with a sense a better sense of how to express themselves through creative activities. I teach sewing and Dressmaking at Glocscol as part of their Adult leisure learning programme. I also work with adult and children’s school and community groups on a wide variety of craft courses, such as mosaic, textile arts, drawing, recycled jewellery making etc.