Gather Your Art Word Hoard

How can you know what people want to know about you as an artist? It all just feels so personal, and yet you don't want to sound all ‘me me me’. It’s easier to talk about the materials, the process. You know you have to reveal something of yourself to connect with people, but you don’t want to reduce your work to the product of an Instagram-ready lifestyle. You want depth. You want to write about your work in a way that feels open and generous, but leaves just enough unsaid to invite people in.

“The feedback I received from Sam has surpassed anything I’d imagined coaching could offer.

Her reading of the work showed a deep perceptiveness, as well as invaluable knowledge and understanding of the written word and its potential. Sam’s insightful comments and suggestions offered me the solutions and inspiration I needed to proceed, and much more. If you are looking for someone who can offer guidance and inspiration, you won’t find anyone better than Sam. I consider myself very fortunate to have found her.”

“It's crazy how much progress I've made with all your incredible support and belief in me!

I feel like I’ve gone supersonic! I see you as a gatherer of loose threads from seemingly random pieces, finding fascinating and insightful connections, and re-presenting them to me as a coherent narrative. It's teaching me to keep stepping back and re-evaluate my work as a whole. The brainstorming and clarification, the in-depth questionnaires, as well as recommendations for resources to use or artists to research or books to read, have been hugely invaluable.”

I've been a practising artist myself for over 30 years. I’ve written successful funding bids, residency applications, public art proposals, exhibition catalogues, statements, academic journal articles, university job applications, a prize-winning doctoral thesis and a book published by a major publishing house. I write a weekly newsletter that’s building a conversation and community around the work I do, and has become a valued part of my creative practice. I have secured funding from national funding bodies and research councils, and I recently won a national painting award worth £20,000. Words opened all of these doors for me. They can for you too.

I used to say no to speaking gigs because I was too nervous, or force myself to say yes and stand there with my knees shaking, my mouth dry. Once, when a friend introduced me to a big London gallerist he turned and asked me ‘what’s your work about?’ I mumbled, deflected, blushed, stammered. I felt like a complete idiot, a loser, a hopeless case. I never wanted to feel like that again. I knew I was letting myself down. So I worked at it. I practised. I learned. I got better at it. And so can you.

What if you’re better at speaking than writing, or if you’re dyslexic? We’ll use neurodivergent-aligned methods, with gently questioning dialogue and AI transcripts to help tease out your words and get them into a written form you can use.

What if 1:1 live video calls don't work for you? No problem, I can provide feedback and discussion by email correspondence or asynchronous voice messaging.

Busy? I know. The lessons are in bite-sized chunks you can tackle whenever you have a moment. A mix of synchronous and asynchronous modes of support allow you to work flexibly to suit your schedule, while the 4 week structure helps you focus and get things done. Bit by bit you can watch your Art Word Hoard grow.

Sick of starting online courses you never finish? My personal 1:1 guidance and feedback gives you a level of accountability and gentle support to see you through the process

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