London Arts and Health‘s Creative Health Sandpit is an informal space which exemplifies brilliant practice from the sector and allows members to learn, engage and explore in a structured yet open way.
In this online workshop, Sarah will explore the reclamation of agency through transformation and how her practice has evolved since being diagnosed with lymphoma in 2017 and the subsequent years of remission . Later in the session, Taking the ‘Pill Cup’ and her miniature paintings as a starting point, we will gather our personal symbols of illness and expand them through a series of drawing prompts.
About Sarah Davis:
Sarah Davis uses hands-on techniques to explore the cyclical nature of recovery and renewal. Her approach is often slow, using traditional mediums such as wood carving, wax modelling and miniature painting. These laboured works are often combined with functional elements and medical ephemera, leading to deeply layered art objects. Via these contrasting approaches, Davis’ work confronts the body in relation to sickness and health. The almost archaeological search for answers within Davis’ work highlights the precariousness of recoveries truth and the fragile space left for desire and agency. Teaching is a big part of Sarah's practice, having taught woodcarving at The City & Guilds of London Art school since 2021. She also runs illumination & miniature painting workshops at cultural institutions across the UK.
Images courtesy: Stephanie Black and The Poorly Project
Info:
www.sarahgdavis.co.uk
@sarahdavisartist
About London Arts and Health:
We support artists, creative practitioners and health professionals across the whole of London and beyond. Promoting excellence and engagement in the field of Creative Health, and extending the reach of the arts to communities and individuals who would otherwise be excluded.
Through our activities, we work to promote, develop and support the understanding of what the arts can do to contribute to a healthy society, in London and nationally, and by so doing to encourage the use of the arts in settings beyond the mainstream.
We are the leading support sector organisation, advocate and expert for Creative Health in London.
Our vision is that the power of arts and culture transforms and enriches Londoners’ lives and health.
This is a ticketed event and bookings can be made through Eventbrite. London Arts and Health (LAH) members can register for a free ticket. If you want to join the free London Arts and Health membership, you can register here and join the event as a LAH member.
