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1:1 CREATIVE COACHING

As your coach, I’m here to support you as you navigate your creative journey

Getting personalised, tailored support and guidance is without doubt the fastest way to overcome creative hurdles and develop your creative practice.

I currently offer 3 structured 1:1 creative coaching sessions - you can find out more about each below, and of course, if you have any questions which aren’t answered on this page, please don’t hesitate to get in touch

CURRENT 1:1 COACHING SESSIONS

Drawing of a set of scales with hand holding pen

DRAWING INTENSIVE

Whether you want to loosen up, explore materials or improve the accuracy of your drawings, this jam-packed 60 minute personalised drawing session will help you refine your technical skills and develop your artistic voice.

  • All levels
    Anyone who would like a more tailored approach to developing their drawing skills. Absolute beginners are most welcome! This would also be a really valuable session for anyone who feels stuck in a rut creatively, or would like to try some new approaches to drawing.

    A Tailored Approach
    Because we will be working 1:1, I will tailor the session to suit your personal skills, experience, and preferred materials - there are a few simple questions you’ll be asked when booking which will enable me to best prepare for our time together

  • 60 minutes

  • Depending on your preferences, we can spend our time together working on:

    Exploring Materials
    Identifying the best materials to suit you, and pushing them to explore some new ways of using them to create different effects in your drawing

    Exploring Methods
    Working through a series of drawing exercises to explore different approaches to drawing and mark making you may not have tried before to help you gain confidence and develop your own personal visual language

    Exploring Techniques
    Diving deep into a technical drawing skill such as how to construct a sketch from scratch, working with measuring and proportion to improve the accuracy of your drawing, or adding shading and value to introduce form, depth and contrast to your drawings.

    Exploring Ideas
    Brainstorming through some drawing ideas in order to support you with identifying the best subject matter, materials and format to help maintain an ongoing drawing practice. We can also work on ideas to help overcome creative block, procrastination, finding inspiration and overcoming fear and perfectionism

  • £95

GUIDED MINDFUL ART MAKING

An immersive hour of art-making as a tool for self-care, exploring materials and mindfulness exercises to help ground you in the present moment through pressure-free creative play

  • All levels
    Anyone from absolute beginners to experienced artists can benefit from integrating mindfulness techniques into their Art

    A Tailored Approach
    Because we will be working 1:1, I will tailor the session to suit your personal skills, experience, and preferred materials - there are a few simple questions you’ll be asked when booking which will enable me to best prepare for our time together

  • 60 minutes

  • Depending on your preferences, we can spend our time together focussing on:

    Exploring Materials
    Mindful art-making can be applied to a wide range of materials from pencils, markers, paint, collage, digital applications and anything else you create with! Bring along your favorite materials and we will explore their potential together.

    Exploring Mindfulness Techniques
    From simple rituals to help you transition into your creative art-making, to more specific mindful techniques tailored to your medium of choice, we can work together on developing your own personal toolkit of mindful art-making exercises.

    Exploring Ideas
    We can brainstorm ideas to help you identify the best subject matter, materials and format to help maintain an ongoing mindful art-making practice. We can also work on ideas to help overcome creative block, procrastination, finding time and  inspiration and overcoming fear and perfectionism.

  • £95

creative coaching mentoring 1 to 1 support

CREATIVE COACHING

Whether you’d like feedback on your work, support brainstorming a creative project, have burning questions about working in the Art & Design Industry, or are looking for support to develop a teaching practice, this session is here to support you!

  • Anyone who would like a highly tailored approach to getting support with a current creative challenge

  • 45 minutes

  • This is an open ended session, which means we will spend our time together exploring whatever you choose.

    Here are some examples of how we could use our time.

    Developing A Teaching Practice
    From structuring great learning experiences to exploring a variety of teaching and learning opportunities, if you love the idea of teaching but don’t know where to begin, we can brainstorm through some ideas to equip you with a roadmap to get started.

    Portfolio Review
    Getting clear, honest and detailed feedback on your work can make a huge impact on your creative journey. We can use our time together to reflect on your creative work and identify how best to develop it going forward.

    Brainstorming A Project
    If you have a brief which is leaving you stumped, or you are faced with a creative project which you don’t know how to start, getting a fresh set of eyes on it to help you gain some clarity around your direction can be a great way to spend our time together.

    Asking Questions
    If you have burning questions about working in the Art + Design Industry, technical questions around understanding specific techniques or concepts covered in my classes, our call can be a great context to explore these.

  • £75

testimonials

  • "It was an incredibly positive and productive experience"

    I had the privilege to have Mel as my mentor in the development and creation of a new Skillshare class. It was an incredibly positive and productive experience. Mel provided guidance and support throughout the process, allowing me to take the lead while also offering valuable insights and reminders to keep in mind. She was always available, responding quickly to my questions and offering useful feedback, and made the experience enjoyable.

    I highly recommend Mel as a mentor for anyone looking to develop new skills and create their own class..

    -Giulia M

  • "Choosing her as your mentor is an investment in not just immediate success but also in long-term growth and development."

    I had the pleasure of collaborating with Mel as my mentor during the creation of my second Skillshare class. After her guidance, my class achieved the status of being recognized as a Staff Pick by Skillshare. Mel’s professionalism, combined with her ability to provide valuable and insightful advice, makes her an outstanding mentor. I am confident that anyone seeking a mentor with a strong track record of success and a genuine commitment to their students' growth will find Mel to be an exceptional choice.

    I strongly recommend Mel’s mentoring and coaching services. Choosing her as your mentor is an investment in not just immediate success but also in long-term growth and development.

    -Cé M

 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Coaching Sessions are held over video call.

    Simply choose the session you’d like, book your session and you’ll be asked some questions when booking to help me to best prepare for our time together, such as specifics about what you would like to work on. The more information you can give me here, the more we can get from our time together!

    You will receive a confirmation email from Superpeer which will have a link to click on when it’s time to meet, and then we’ll dive right into our 1:1!

  • That is up to you! If you would like a recording, just let me know before we begin!

    If you request a recording, I’ll ask you to give your consent to be recorded, and then you will receive an email after our session with the recording, it’s as easy as that!

  • No - these coaching sessions have been developed in collaboration with Skillshare, but they are open to anyone :)

  • I am based in the UK, so I set the times in the calendar as either BST (British Summer Time) or GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), but the calendar should automatically adjust for your own time zone

  • No problem! Get in touch and we can see if there is a time which suits us both!

  • Yes - I love working with people 1:1 ! Please get in touch to discuss what you would like to work on together and we can design a bespoke coaching program to suit you!

  • Please feel free to get in touch

ABOUT YOUR COACH

HI THERE! I’M MEL

I’m an artist and educator, and my mission is to support and empower others to explore their creativity.

I have worked on a wide variety of creative projects from TV to Community Arts to designing bespoke stationery, murals, Arts Trails and illustations for books.

My online courses have helped over 15,000 students, and as a fully qualified teacher with over 12 years experience, I’ve learnt a thing or two about how best to support and encourage others. I’d love to help you too!