Sally Swain is an Australian artist, author and illustrator. She also has a passion for coaching and in particular, for helping others connect with their own creativity.
Sally Swain has 17 years' experience facilitating the creative growth of others. Sally has - ooh let's see - about 47 years' experience with her own creativity (maybe more!); from singing and playing ukulele to conceiving, painting and writing four internationally bestselling books.
Sally ran her first workshop in 1993, saw her first Creativity Coaching client in 1998 and continues to passionately support people to blossom.
Sally's qualifications include:
BA Honours Psychology
Diploma of Education - Art
Accredited Hart Life Coach
Creativity Psychotherapy
Several years of Psychodrama and Playback Theatre training
Sandplay Therapy training
Sally's creative expressions include:
~ four books:
~ initiating Paper Bag Playback Theatre (now Out of the Box Theatre Company) in 1997: participating and performing with the troupe for 12 years
~ creating and performing seven song and story shows at Art Gallery of NSW for specific exhibitions. Shows include 'Magic Carpet Frequent Flyers' Club' and 'Stir-fried Stories'
~ painting for herself and for exhibitions. Paintings from recent times include 'Soothe', 'Soulcup', 'There's No Place Like Om' and 'A Stitch in Time for Tea'.
A bit more about Great Houswewives of Art:
The book was big! It appeared on bestseller lists in The Times (London) and The Washington Post, alongside books by Peter Carey and Salman Rushdie. 'Great Houswewives' danced and dusted their way into German calendars, Belgian postcard books, San Francisco T-shirts, Hong Kong magazine extracts, a Norwegian translation and exhibitions from New York to Darwin. There are still some limited edition reproductions available today e.g. images such as 'Mrs Renoir cleans the oven' (right), Mrs Seurat adjusts the TV set and Mrs van Gogh makes the bed.
A bit more about Once Upon a Picture:
Once Upon a Picture links art, heart, education and imagination. It was shortlisted for a Children's Book Council Award for illustration and an Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing. The teachers' notes on the Allen and Unwin website (also for parents, teachers, aunties and uncles) contain practical, inspiring ideas for engaging kids with art.
Sally has run creative workshops for organisations including:
NSW Writers' Centre
Sydney Community College
Northern Rivers Writers' Centre
Quest for Life Centre
Lifeforce Foundation
Fellowship of Australian Writers
Naturecare College
Aware Business Community
Fresco Designs
Pollak Learning Alliance
The George Institute
Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse
Sally loves helping people to value their authentic expression and to shine!
