Harlequin Arts-creative workshops for community settings, healthcare & education

Karen is an experienced freelance creative facilitator providing creative activities and art workshops in a variety of community settings. She works alongside commissioners and participants to develop bespoke interventions to provide support and creative teaching, as well as train others to deliver creative sessions.

For many years, she has also worked alongside local councils, Health Authorities & other agencies to provide creative activities in health settings, ranging from residential homes, GP practices and hospitals to working with isolated elderly people in their own homes.
Karen has  taught creative textiles as an adult education tutor, and working from her studio in Chesterfield, she sometimes runs workshops for small groups of adults.

She has extensive experience of working with primary aged children and has also worked as an art specialist in a large primary school, delivering a wide range of creative curriculum activities to KS2 through art.

She also leads creative quiet days, retreats and reflective art sessions at several places across the country. Karen’s own work utilises both hand and machine stitch, drawing inspiration from nature, colour and faith stories.