Exploring the Feminine

Join us at Mill Street Arts for this very special day of creative exploration and self-discovery.

‘Exploring the Feminine through the Lens of Spring’ offers a space to engage with how you interpret the feminine through a unique blend of participatory experiences that inspire reflection and creativity; including voice work, a sound-bath, drawing and more.

Whether you’re looking to recharge, discover new forms of artistic expression, or connect with others, this immersive day will leave you refreshed and inspired.

Tutors and Facilitators

Laura Gould, The Painted Bunny
https://www.instagram.com/thepaintedbunnyillustration
https://thepaintedbunny.co.uk/about

Laura was born in Maldon, and grew up in the rural Essex village of Tolleshunt D’Arcy. Now based just outside of Oxford and working as a freelance illustrator and designer, she continues to be inspired by the rich history of the places she has lived.

Laura creates fantastical and whimsical portraits and scenes, inspired by the magical, cosy and creepy folkloric childhood memories of village life. Working primarily with watercolours, she has recently found a love for pen and ink. She loves to adorn her paintings with gold or silver foils for an extra magical twist. Her inspirations are artists such as Arthur Rackham, Eyvind Earle, and Cicely Mary Barker.

Alice Walker
https://www.alicewalkerart.co.uk

Alice Walker is an artist and teacher based in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. She believes in the power of the arts to transform, teach and heal all who participate. Alice has been teaching art for nearly 25 years in a variety of contexts including schools, community education, museums, conferences and art holidays. She has a degree from Edinburgh College of Art and PGCE in Art and Design from Oxford Brookes which gave an excellent start in teaching and learning.

Alongside working in oils, watercolours, collage and pencil Alice loves to experiment with combining different printmaking techniques. Like most artists she makes art about the things she loves; birds, trees, meadows.

Emily Marshall
www.emilyschoirs.co.uk

Following a career in theatre costume and later as a gardener Emily trained with the Natural Voice Network and Sing for Pleasure. She leads six choirs and groups and also loves creating pop-up workshops, improvising and song-writing. She is MD of Eynsham Community Choir, Loud Mouth in Thame and Feisty Choir in Oxford. She believes everyone should have the right to sing together and hopes to bring people to accept their own individual voice with others and without it being scary.


Adelle Selkie Art
https://www.adelleselkieart.com/
https://www.instagram.com/adelleselkieart

Adelle Selkie Gough is a fine artist and illustrator from the Tolkein-trod woods of the West Mildlands, now working from her narrowboat on the river Thames. She is endlessly inspired by nature and loves to combine the female form with animal, plant and surreal elements. Adelle works with oils, watercolours, inks and digital painting media to create her whimsical art which often carries themes of folklore, dark spooks and surfing.


Jo Black
https://joblacktherapies.com/

Jo lives in Eynsham with her family and is a multi discipline integrative therapist who works with the mind, body and spirit. She works with Neurosomatic Psychotherapy, Sound Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, Reiki & Energy Healing.


Jane Spiro
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/jane-spiro

Jane is a language educator, teacher developer and creative writer who has run multiple programmes in schools, universities, and local communities, encouraging creative play with language, and the telling of inner and outer stories. She has collaborated with painters, photographers and musicians, co-creating exhibitions and performances. Her work includes 2 published collections of poems, 3 collections of stories, a novel, and most recently a co-constructed play for Eynsham inspired by Under Milk Wood.