In Conversation with Tanwen Llewelyn, Menstrual Cycle Coach for Creatives

I had a lovely conversation this week with Menstrual Cycle Coach Tanwen Llewelyn about navigating a creative life while honouring our menstrual cycle. We discussed how to use the cycle to guide our creative output and read into our capacities, how to manage the more challenging days, and how to interact with the body as a friend rather than a tool!

I loved being interviewed by Tanwen and hope you will enjoy the conversation.

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On Being an Autistic Creative - Interview by LYLANI

I recently enjoyed the opportunity to reflect on some insightful questions from LYLANI, a multi-talented creative from South East London. Make sure to check out LYLANI's work via the links at the end of this interview! LYLANI : Do you think your approach to your practice differs from your creative peers, due to how your autism presents itself? Gaelle: Yes: learning through traditional means is impossible for me. I can’t process tutorials, understand techniques, memorise jargon and directions. I tend to pick things up intuitively, improvising without support or guidelines, teaching myself by experimenting and coming up with a unique way of doing things. My mind is always problem-solving and designing in the background, so when I sit down to make something it is ready to come into existence, while maintaining openness regarding the outcome, which is a great balance. Tuning into that creative force feels effortless. I invariably enter monotropic flow states while creating, with...

Dream Map: Meet the Artists - Adriana Prat

As our Dream Map Project* unfolds, I will be featuring artists taking part in this collaborative piece of art. Today, we hear from Adriana G. Prat, whose dream embroidery panel is called "Think Something." Here is what Adriana says about "Think Something": Materials: Fabric mostly repurposed from rejected samples and scraps, and from my mother's sewing workshop (including organza dyed with acrylic paint), ribbon, and thread. Statement for “Think Something”: Years ago, in a dream, my already deceased mother told me this simple yet firm sentence which I took as a call for action. While creating this abstract work, where red symbolizes my nurturing but demanding mother’s influence, and yellow represents me, I meditated on my evolution in a life-changing journey to redefine my identity, from an unfulfilled professional life where my creativity was muffled to the artist and environmental activist that I am today. Mom’s call has worked. Adriana answers a few ques...

Research and Development Residency on Quiet Spaces, with Neuk Collective

Earlier this year I was honoured to be invited by Neuk Collective for a residency on quiet spaces in public spaces. Read my guest blog post on the Neuk Collective website: Quiet Please: A Personal Exploration of Public Inclusivity

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