Jade Alexandria
Crochet Artist and Workshop Facilitator
Confidence Building Workshops to reduce Anxiety
These workshops have been designed for a child with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and anxiety, in order to encourage them to leave the house and return to school. We have created many things together, sharing hobbies and interests. This has resulted in a honest trusting relationship where we can now take trips to the cinema together.
Photos by Jade Williams 2019- 2020
Photos by Becky Davies 2019
Tie-m To Change!
This workshop aimed to encourage participants to greater understand the Earth needs saving and give tips on how we can do our part. I created natural dyes from vegetables and fruits to tie dye t-shirts. Participants were encouraged to take their t-shirts home and were offered vegan cakes and given information zines. This workshop created many discussions around climate change between participants.
Photos by Jade Williams 2019
Self-care Boxes
These personalised self-care boxes were created within a women's mental health group. Each woman created her own box over a 6 week period, they were designed to be taken home so the positive effects from the craft group could be replicated anywhere they needed. Gaining skills to enhance self-care at home was a huge aim for this project and these boxes gave the participants the tools to do so.
Zine Workshop for NHS Stories
This workshop ran within the chapel of St Woolos Hospital, I created crochet coasters with instructions to talk about and present stories of the NHS. This was a fun chatty workshop used to gain stories for future artworks.
Creating a Legacy
After running weekly workshops with a community group for participants with mental health challenges, we created a mini exhibition which made their environment less clinical and more inviting. Over the weeks we gained painting skills and discovered different paintable surfaces. Resulting in a beautiful wall created by them and skills which they can use in the future.
Photos by Jade Williams 2019
Workshops
Photos by Jade Williams 2019