Claire is an experienced craft tutor and has run workshops for both WEA and Cultural Spring. She has also run her own workshops at different venues in the North East for several years. During the pandemic she supplied craft kits for people who were isolating and ran online workshops. Claire has a small studio in South Tyneside from where she runs creative craft workshops. She has many years experience selling her own work at craft fairs and online. Claire received a first class honour degree in Artist, Designer, Maker, Glass and Ceramics at the University of Sunderland. Claire would like to continue her research and produce work that reflects on her creative expression. Working in the community is important to Claire; she likes to share ideas and skills with others promoting health and wellbeing through art and craft.