maggie's studio - artist, tutor, writer, mentor
maggie hollinshead Create - I have been creating things for as long as I can
remember, my work is mostly mixed media and textiles. I share my creativity as
commissions and artist-led garden design. Commission Client - “Wow, you’ve
really understood us” Garden Design Clients - “I’m very impressed you have
created something special, it’s a real garden” “I can’t believe that’s our
garden” Inspire - I am passionate about my creativity and I enjoy helping others
to find their creative side through creative workshops and classes Creative
Workshop Student - “Maggie is the most inspiring artist/tutor, she is so
generous with sharing her knowledge. She encourages you to search deeper to find
your own style, she gives and receives lots of pleasure in the process.”
Encourage - I also enjoy helping others through creative mentoring and my work
delivering creative sessions within NHS Mental Health settings facilitated by
Arts for Health Creative Mentoring Client - “I've been running my small,
creative hobby-business for several years now with a relative degree of success.
It's grown organically over the years without any real business planning and
direction. However, in 2022, I decided that I wanted to try and change this
approach so that I could start to develop a more sustainable lifestyle business
and Maggie's creative mentoring sessions have been hugely beneficial in this
process. The distant learning sessions encouraged me to really think about my
business goals, strengths and weaknesses and understand more fully the barriers
that have been preventing me from moving forward with the business. The
one-to-one sessions then provided a safe space to share ideas and worries with
Maggie as well as work on the all-important masterplan of things I need 'to-do-'
to take the business to the next level from hobby business to professional
business. We covered so much in such a short space of time from branding,
product ideas and pricing structure to social media strategy and also drank a
lot of coffee! It really is hard not to feel inspired in Maggie's company. Her
enthusiasm, knowledge and experience is inspirational and hugely uplifting and
true to her word, she does indeed have a warm and infectious smile. She really
does encourage you to feel that anything is possible and I'm excited to be
moving forward with my business plans as 2023 approaches. I would highly
recommend Maggie's creative mentoring sessions to anyone just starting out on
their creative business venture or to those who have reached a bit of a
crossroads and are unsure what steps to take next. With Maggie by your side,
you'll come away energised and enthused and with a list of actions to help you
develop and grow your business.”
