Creativity leading the way

If you are a dreamer come in
If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar
A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer
If you’re a pretender come sit by my fire
For we have some flax golden tales to spin

Come in!

Come in!

 

Shel Silverste

If you are a dreamer come in
If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar
A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer
If you’re a pretender come sit by my fire
For we have some flax golden tales to spin

Come in!

Come in!

 

Shel Silverstein

Nina Bradshaw

Dreaming a New Reality

Welcome. I’m Nina Bradshaw, artist and therapeutic arts practitioner. Here you will find my artistic offerings for sale and therapeutic options for you to discover.

 I have been practising as a mental health professional and psychotherapist for over twenty years. Alongside this, I have devoted a lot of my time to developing my artistic practice which has supported my own well-being, enhancing my therapeutic practice and assisting my thought processes.

From my own experiences I know that exploring our own psyche and finding creative expression for this is cathartic, life- affirming and enhances clarity and vision around what we hope to offer to the world.

 I welcome creative thinkers who are committed to environmental activism and are willing to face their own shadows to enhance creativity and self-expression. 

Please take your time to explore my creative and therapeutic offerings. I hope you will feel at home here and find something that resonates with you. Together let’s take a journey into both grief and creativity. Both qualities are so very needed in these disruptive times. Book a free call

INTRODUCTORY FELT-MAKING WORKSHOP:

Learn to create a beautiful felt picture!

Click here to learn more and how to book

CREATIVE RETREAT: ONLINE

A chance to take some time and space for yourself, to connect with nature and reflect on who you are and where you are in your process.

Creative Guide

I want to empower you to fully embrace your creative process, to explore and discover previously hidden aspects of yourself, because I know through a lifetime of varying experiences that to move forward we need individual healing. To allow ourselves the time and space to process difficult, complex and unspoken thoughts and feeling can lead to a renewed sense of creativity and aliveness. 

Through traversing our inner landscapes do we reach greater understanding of what it is to be human and how to express that humanity in all its forms, and to be better able to relate to the world.

  • Reflective space exploring inner blocks to creativity.

  • More in-depth therapeutic sessions if you are struggling with your mental health . If you’re ready to recognise and meet the parts of yourself that have been neglected, dismissed or undervalued.

  • Felt-making workshops to learn the ancient craft of felt-making to support your well-being and to explore your inner world through the medium of felt making

Client Feedback

‘The class was very engaging and Nina was so supportive and explained everything step-by-step. This made it easy to relax and I really enjoy being creative and learning something new. I’m so pleased with the result, great fun and something I would definitely recommend to others’’- Workshop participant May 2024

ART SHOP

Wide Blue Yonder- Felted Lampshade Wide Blue Yonder- Felted Lampshade
Wide Blue Yonder- Felted Lampshade
£250.00
Summer Meadow ~ Felt Piece Summer Meadow ~ Felt Piece
Summer Meadow ~ Felt Piece
£150.00
Fall ~ Felted Piece Fall ~ Felted Piece
Fall ~ Felted Piece
£100.00
I just love getting a parcel full of woolly goodness! From @worldofwoolteam
Life gets hectic sometimes! I’ve been struggling with lots of different difficult things lately, and on occasion felt like I was drowning. But I think things are feeling a bit more manageable right now. In the midst of all the stress, I take ti
Here’s the layout for my current work in progress. Another on the Autumn theme. As the nights draw in, and we head into the darkest phase of the year, I can’t help but think of the dark phase in our history we are living through. Climate
So pleased to send my bracelet swap off to @baabaabagchic Paulene yesterday. This was a fun project to complete! Thanks Paulene and @internationalfeltmakers
More on the Autumn theme… “Rose Hips” Made with hand felted merino wool, with blue-faced Leicester locks, tussah silk, some old lace doilies and muslin scrim fabric and a real skeletal leaf. Embellished with free-motion embroidery.
Recording shades and feelings of Autumn. Latest WIP (work in progress). #wetfelting #autumn #fall #heratigecraft #woolpainting #internationalfeltmakersassociation #textilart #mcr_creatives
I’m really pleased to share that my felt work is now on display and for sale in @authentic_uppermill . If you’re in the area then do pop in to see! Right on the edge of Saddleworth Moor, I think it’s a very fitting location for my
Heading into Winter. It can be harsh. Especially in these times. Here’s what I made of last winter. These arid depictions of winters’ lack, the bloody red-ness, it can be harsh. Can we find something more gentle? #wetfelting #traditional
Some of my latest photos taken marking the move into Autumn in this hemisphere. Transitions…from summer to Autumn (otherwise known as ‘Fall’…are we living through a fall? The world seems so scary at the moment) Anyway, here